Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

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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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

Image: Shutterstock Telecommunications giant AT&T disclosed this month that a breach at a marketing vendor exposed certain account information for nine million customers. AT&T’s disclosure said the information exposed included customer first name, wireless account number, wireless phone number and email address.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In 2023, the carrier disclosed two data breaches , one in January and another in May. The security breach impacted a limited number of customers, only 836 individuals. The carrier states that personal financial account information and call records were not affected by the security breach.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2020

T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ network information (CPNI), including phone numbers and calls records. T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach exposing customers’ account’s information. ” reads the statement published by the company. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 27, 2018

Wireless company T-Mobile suffered a data breach affecting more than 2 million of its 77 million customers. The breach resulted in the compromise of names, phone numbers, email addresses, as well as general account information, but not, according to the company, financial information.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2021

T-Mobile is investigating a post made on an underground forum that claims 100 million user accounts have been compromised in a data breach. The hacker, who spoke with VICE's Motherboard in an online chat, said the data came from T-Mobile USA and involves "full customer info.". It is unknown if the data was actually sold.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

Bad news for T-Mobile, the company disclosed a new data breach that resulted in the theft of data belonging to 37 customer accounts. T-Mobile suffered a new data breach, threat actor stole the personal information of 37 million current postpaid and prepaid customer accounts.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

To my mind, this just reinforces the need to remove mobile phone numbers from all of your online accounts wherever feasible. Meanwhile, if you’re a Facebook product user and want to learn if your data was leaked, there are easy ways to find out. The phone number associated with my late Facebook account (which I deleted in Jan.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 12, 2024

The compromised data included files containing AT&T records of calls and texts from cellular customers, wireless network customers, and landline customers between May 2022 and October 2022, and records from January 2, 2023, for a small number of customers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

T-Mobile disclosed the second data breach of 2023, threat actors had access to the personal information of hundreds of customers since February. T-Mobile suffered the second data breach of 2023, threat actors had access to the personal information of hundreds of customers starting in late February 2023.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

Yesterday T-Mobile confirmed a data breach but announced that it was still investigating the extent of the security breach. The company announced to have started a “deep technical review of the situation across our systems to identify the nature of any data that was illegally accessed.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

New problems for the wireless carrier T-Mobile that disclosed a data breach that exposed some of the customers’ personal information. The wireless carrier T-Mobile was victims of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor. ” reads the data breach notification. .

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database. started receiving emails with a “cash back” offer.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2024

TracFone Wireless Inc. is an American prepay wireless service provider wholly owned by Verizon. TracFone services are used by the brands Straight Talk, Total by Verizon Wireless, and Walmart Family Mobile. Every breach is different, so check with the vendor to find out what’s happened and follow any specific advice they offer.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2023

CPNI is information related to the telecommunications services purchased by the customers, including the number of lines for each account or the wireless plan to which customers are subscribed. ” reads a data breach communication sent by the company to the impacted customers. ” continues the notice. .

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

And there are indications that fraudsters may already be exploiting the stolen data in phishing attacks. This means that stealing someone’s phone number often can let cybercriminals hijack the target’s entire digital life in short order — including access to any financial, email and social media accounts tied to that phone number.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

The very first account in the leaked Blacklist user database corresponds to its CEO Seth Heyman , an attorney southern California. Some wireless providers now offer additional services and features to help block automated calls. If and when you do receive robocalls, consider reporting them to the FTC.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Netflow data. Orvis wireless networks (public and private). Employee wireless phone services. Microsoft Active Directory accounts and passwords. By all accounts, this was a comprehensive goof: The Orvis credentials file even contained the combination to a locked safe in the company’ server room.

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Threatpost

JANUARY 4, 2021

The cyberattack incident is the wireless carrier's fourth in three years.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

Western Digital is notifying its customers of a data breach that exposed their sensitive personal information, the incident took place in March. The company is sending customers data breach notification letters to confirm that threat actors have stolen sensitive personal information in the March attack.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

In a blog post earlier this month, Cloudflare said it detected the account takeovers and that no Cloudflare systems were compromised. “This was a sophisticated attack targeting employees and systems in such a way that we believe most organizations would be likely to be breached,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince wrote.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

The attack first came to light on a Twitter account @ und0xxed that rolled out details of the breach. After that, they shifted focus to T-Mobile’s LAN and then to more than 100 Oracle databases that held user data. The data was taken from two T-Mobile data centers. Hackers Get In Via GSSN. million to $4.24

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Image Source: AI Generated Recent data breaches have exposed sensitive information from millions of customers across healthcare, financial services, and technology sectors. These data breaches highlight significant vulnerabilities in vendor relationships and supply chain security. million per incident in 2023.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

In 2018, Cathay Pacific suffered what remains one of the most serious data breaches in airline history, compromising the personal information of up to 9.4 In 2018, Cathay Pacific suffered what remains one of the most serious data breaches in airline history, compromising the personal information of up to 9.4

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2024

Wired attributes the recently disclosed AT&T data breach to a hacker living in Turkey and reported the company paid a $370,000 ransom. An American hacker who lives in Turkey claimed responsibility for the recently disclosed AT&T data breach. ” reported Wired.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

An unsecure database owned by webcam app Adorcam has exposed thousands of user accounts, according to security researcher Justin Paine. The leaky database, discovered on an ElasticSearch server last month, included 124 million rows of customer data. Exposed data. Data breaches appear to be common events these days.

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Webroot

JUNE 17, 2025

Research shows that the travel and tourism sector ranked third in cyberattacks, with nearly 31% of hospitality organizations experiencing a data breach and a record 340 million people affected by cybercrimes. Thieves often access loyalty accounts with credentials stolen in a data breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2023

Google Fi, a wireless phone plan offered only to Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary customers, has confirmed a data breach that could have occurred because of a security incident on T-Mobile servers that leaked data related to millions of customers.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The scammer takes advantage of a two-factor authentication and verification weakness and uses your phone number to access your accounts. Your data could be stolen in a data breach and sold on the dark web. They may even call you, pretending to be your wireless provider. Unable to access your account.

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Identity IQ

JULY 28, 2022

You can use it to share files, play media and more with only a wireless connection. But just like with unsecured Wi-Fi networks , hackers can target your Bluetooth-enabled devices to steal personal data , install malware or spam you with messages. The data obtained can be used to access your accounts or commit identity theft.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Adopting and applying cybersecurity principles can help you secure your company and decrease the danger of a data breach. Protect your wireless system with full backups. It’s important to constantly back up the entire company data , especially the data trapped in legacy hardware.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

An online search for the term “yehuo” reveals an account on the Chinese Software Developer Network which uses that same nickname and references the domain blazefire[.]com. More searching points to a Yehuo user on gamerbbs[.]cn 196, Ouyang Road.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Soldier Major cybercrime operation nets 1,006 suspects UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Rockstar 2FA: A Driving (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked Evilnum APT used Python-based RAT PyVil in recent attacks SunCrypt Ransomware behind North Carolina school district data breach U.S. Is the Belarusian government behind the surveillance Android app banned by Google?

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 1, 2022

While criminals can’t open financial accounts and credit cards in your name using only your phone number, they can use it in other ways. These text messages may claim to be from your bank, the IRS or other official organizations, but their real goal is to get you to give out personal data or information about your financial accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Service providers and 5G-enabled device manufacturers both have critical roles to play in the success and sustainability of this wireless network rollout. One benefit of 5G technology that enterprises are sure to take advantage of is creating private wireless networks in a process dubbed “network slicing.”

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