T-MOBILE has reportedly suffered another cyber-attack, leaving customers’ data vulnerable and exposed.
Experts warn that T-Mobile users might be at risk of getting their data stolen as the cellphone giant fell victim to yet another security breach on Monday.
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T-Mobile faced a massive data breach earlier this year in August, however, this time around, the attackers accessed a much smaller number of customers’ accounts, according to documents posted by The T-Mo Report.
The reports allege that the affected customers may have fallen victim to SIM swapping attacks (which could allow threat actors to divert SMS-powered two-factor authentication), having their personal plan information exposed, or both.
The documents also state that several customers’ billing account names, phone and account numbers, and plan information might have been exposed on T-Mobile’s customer proprietary network.
The company’s Executive Social Media Specialist Kenneth Stone tweeted on Monday: “T-Mobile is taking immediate steps to help protect all individuals who may be at risk from this cyberattack.”
While the tweet seemingly acknowledges that there was in fact a data breach, the cellphone carrier has neither spoken outrightly about the attack nor released a formal press release.
Although it’s hardly unusual for companies to face frequent small-scale hacking attacks, T-mobile’s security measures have especially been the subject of scrutiny after 50 million customers’ data was exposed this summer.
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The sensitive data accessed by the hacker(s) included social security numbers, names, and dates of birth.
One person who claimed to be the threat actor behind the massive attack even called the company’s security practices “awful,” according to The Verge.
How to check if your data has been breached
If you are a T-Mobile customer and your data has been breached, the company should contact you directly via a push notification.
If you have not received a notification but are still worried about your data, you can call 611 or any T-Mobile phone number to check with customer service about the status of your account.
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