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New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts

Krebs on Security

T-Mobile today disclosed a data breach affecting tens of millions of customer accounts, its second major data exposure in as many years. In a filing with federal regulators, T-Mobile said an investigation determined that someone abused its systems to harvest subscriber data tied to approximately 37 million current customer accounts.

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T-Mobile Data Breach

Schneier on Security

It’s a big one : As first reported by Motherboard on Sunday, someone on the dark web claims to have obtained the data of 100 million from T-Mobile’s servers and is selling a portion of it on an underground forum for 6 bitcoin, about $280,000.

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Details of the Recent T-Mobile Breach

Schneier on Security

Surprising no one, T-Mobile had awful security. I’ve lost count of how many times T-Mobile has been hacked. Seems that 47 million customers were affected.

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Unstoppable Malware? Report Warns of “Mobile NotPetya” Outbreak Risk

Penetration Testing

According to a detailed report by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, the cybersecurity landscape faces a formidable threat in the form of “Mobile NotPetya,” a potential zero-click, wormable mobile malware that could spread autonomously and... The post Unstoppable Malware?

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Mobile virtual network operator Mint Mobile discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

Mobile virtual network operator Mint Mobile suffered a new data breach, threat actors had access to customers’ personal information. Mint Mobile experienced a recent data breach, exposing customers’ personal information to unauthorized access by threat actors.

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Mobile Device Security Policy

Tech Republic Security

Mobile devices are commonly used to conduct company business, which can render them more susceptible to risk than desktop or even laptop computers. Desktops are routinely stationary devices and laptops are harder to lose than smartphones or tablets, being more sizable.

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SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300

Security Boulevard

The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication.

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