Exploit: Hacking
Company: T-Mobile
Industry: Technology, Telecommunications
Sources: https://gizmodo.com/hacker-claims-to-have-data-on-more-than-100-million-t-m-1847491056

Another cyber security blow has been dealt to T-Mobile in what seems to be a string of cyber attacks and incidents. A hacker is now claiming to be in possession of personal information data related to over 100 million T-Mobile customers. The data is said to include social security numbers, phone numbers, names, addresses and unique IMEI numbers and drivers’ licenses of T-Mobile customers.  

The hacker intends to sell a subset of the data (30 million social security numbers and drivers licenses) for six bitcoins valued at $277,895 with the rest of the data to be sold privately.

T-Mobile has responded saying they are “aware of the claims made in an underground forum” and “are actively investigating their validity.”

While ongoing investigations seek to determine the validity and extent of the incident, further details and clarification are expected to verify if and how the company’s supposed backdoor servers were accessed.  

While T-Mobile is not the only organization to fall victim to cyber criminals, it remains clear that customer data continues to be highly targeted and organizations of all sizes need to put an emphasis on protecting their sensitive data.

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