Details of the Recent T-Mobile Breach
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 27, 2021
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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Schneier on Security
AUGUST 27, 2021
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.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 19, 2021
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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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.
CyberSecurity Insiders
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Argishti Khudaverdyan, a former retailer of T-Mobile company, received a 10-year jail imprisonment sentence at the end of last as he was found guilty of hacking into the servers of the telecom provider and gaining access to phone unlocking and unblocking of cellphones.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 16, 2021
On Sunday, Vice.com broke the news that someone was selling data on 100 million people, and that the data came from T-Mobile. On Sunday, Vice.com broke the news that someone was selling data on 100 million people, and that the data came from T-Mobile. A sales thread tied to the allegedly stolen T-Mobile customer data.
Heimadal Security
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
On November 16th an unknown threat actor announced that he was selling a database of almost 500 million mobile phone numbers belonging to WhatsApp users. The sales ad was found on a notorious hacking community forum and claimed it had fresh data, not older than 2022, from millions of people around the globe. Right now, […].
CyberSecurity Insiders
AUGUST 3, 2022
A T-Mobile employee, who has been now ousted from the post, was found guilty of indulging in a $25 million scam where he hacked into the internal systems of mobile carrier to unlock and unblock cell phones on network. He then used those credentials to indulge in crime and other malicious activities.
Security Boulevard
APRIL 16, 2024
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.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 18, 2023
Your go-to mobile apps aren’t nearly has hackproof as you might like to believe. Related: Fallout of T-Mobile hack Hackers of modest skill routinely bypass legacy security measures, even two-factor authentication, with techniques such as overlay attacks. And hard data shows instances of such breaches on the rise.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 18, 2021
T-Mobile is warning that a data breach has exposed the names, date of birth, Social Security number and driver’s license/ID information of more than 40 million current, former or prospective customers who applied for credit with the company. T-Mobile hasn’t yet responded to requests for clarification regarding how many of the 7.8
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2023
International mobile virtual network operator Lyca Mobile announced it has been the victim of a cyber attack that disrupted its network. Lyca Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that provides prepaid mobile phone services to customers in several countries worldwide. ” continues the statement.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 30, 2024
Data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. CloudSEK researchers warned that a database containing data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 11, 2020
A researcher found multiple flaws in Samsung’s Find My Mobile that could have been chained to perform various malicious activities on Samsung Galaxy Phones. Below the speech made by the experts last week at DEF CON 28SM hacking virtual conference. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Samsung Find My Mobile). Pierluigi Paganini.
BH Consulting
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
But what happens if you think your mobile has been breached? In this blog, we’ll look at how you can minimise the impact of your personal mobile being compromised. Check and protect what you value most Identify the important apps or files on your mobile phone. (Do Change the default PIN code to connect to mobile phone Bluetooth.
Bleeping Computer
AUGUST 2, 2022
A former owner of a T-Mobile retail store in California has been found guilty of a $25 million scheme where he illegally accessed T-Mobile's internal systems to unlock and unblock cell phones. [.].
Security Boulevard
JANUARY 20, 2023
I’m not sure what is less surprising, that a big company got hacked or that they are trying to play the victim. The headline is that T-Mobile acknowledged that data on roughly 37 million customers was stolen. The post T-Mobile API Breach: Playing the Victim appeared first on Security Boulevard. First, let’s.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 23, 2023
As digital transformation accelerates, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become integral to software development – especially when it comes to adding cool new functionalities to our go-to mobile apps. Hackers know just how vulnerable companies are at this moment.
SecureWorld News
JANUARY 20, 2023
T-Mobile announced on Thursday that a hacker accessed varying amounts of personal data from 37 million customers from late November 2022 until the malicious activity was detected on January 5th of this year. According to the mobile phone giant, the attacker accessed account information from postpaid and prepaid customers via one of its APIs.
Security Affairs
APRIL 13, 2022
Researchers discovered five vulnerabilities that can be exploited to remotely hack hospital Aethon’s TUG autonomous mobile robots. A TUG is an autonomous mobile robot designed for hospitals by Aethon. SecurityAffairs – hacking, TUG autonomous mobile robots). To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.
Bleeping Computer
JANUARY 19, 2023
T-Mobile disclosed a new data breach after a threat actor stole the personal information of 37 million current postpaid and prepaid customer accounts through one of its Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). [.]
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 1, 2019
The official Twitter account of Huawei Mobile Brazil has been hacked and attackers have sent offensive messages to the rival Apple. The official Twitter account of Huawei Mobile Brazil has been hacked, attackers have sent offensive messages to provoke the rival Apple. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Twitter account).
Bleeping Computer
AUGUST 16, 2021
Mobile has confirmed that threat actors hacked their servers in a recent cyber attack but still investigate whether customer data was stolen. [.].
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 21, 2023
More than 22,000 users of Blink Mobility should take the necessary steps to protect themselves against the risk of identity theft. Los Angeles-based electric car-sharing provider Blink Mobility left a misconfigured MongoDB database open to the public.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The Government of Canada announced a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky applications on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks.
Security Boulevard
MAY 2, 2024
The post Dropbox Hacked: eSignature Service Breached appeared first on Security Boulevard. Drop Dropbox? The company apologized as user details were leaked from its “Dropbox Sign” product.
Graham Cluley
JANUARY 20, 2023
Wireless network operator T-Mobile has suffered yet another data breach. And we shouldn't be at all surprised if fraudsters use the information that they have stolen to send convincing phishing messages and scams.
CyberSecurity Insiders
JANUARY 20, 2023
T Mobile hack is back in news as the telecom company is accusing a hacker of fraudulently stealing customer data from its servers. However, the threat actor did access information such as email addresses, phone numbers, DoBs, T-Mobile account nos, prepaid or postpaid plan and names of consumers.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 14, 2023
men have been charged with hacking into a U.S. The complaint doesn’t specify which agency portal was hacked, but it does state that the portal included access to law enforcement databases that track narcotics seizures in the United States. federal government portal without authorization.
Security Boulevard
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
T-Mobile Hacker Brute-Forced Way Through Company Network. The post Bitglass Security Spotlight: Details on the T-Mobile Hack, DDoS Attacks, and Other Breaches appeared first on Security Boulevard. Here are the top security stories from recent weeks: . Ragnarok Ransomware Group Shuts Down, Releases Master Decryption Keys.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 29, 2021
T-Mobile discloses a new data breach that impacted a “very small number of customers” who were victim of SIM swap attacks. T-Mobile has suffered another security breach, threat actors gained access to the accounts of “a small number of” customers.’. ” a T-Mobile Spokesperson told BleepingComputer.
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 2, 2020
For at least the third time in its existence, OGUsers — a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell and trade access to compromised social media accounts — has been hacked. OGUsers was hacked at least twice previously, in May 2019 and again in March 2020. called Disco Payments. ”
SecureBlitz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In this post, we will show you how to hack a smartphone with Xnspy, a well-known smartphone hacking app. Parents and employees in an office also use mobile phones […] The post How To Hack A Smartphone With Xnspy App appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 28, 2023
A security researcher demonstrated how to discover a target’s IP address by sending a link over the Skype mobile app. The security researcher Yossi discovered that is possible to discover a target’s IP address by sending a link over the Skype mobile app. The problem only impacts the Skype mobile app.
CyberSecurity Insiders
DECEMBER 28, 2021
T Mobile that suffered a massive data breach in August this year has again fallen prey to a similar hack in December 2021 that saw information leak of a small set of the telecom company customers. T-Mobile is yet to acknowledge the data breach on an official note.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Ukrainian telecommunications company provides communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G (LTE) in Ukraine. The Kyivstar mobile network serves about 26 million mobile customers and more than 1 million broadband fixed internet customers in the country.
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 19, 2021
At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. Related: Kaseya hack worsens supply chain risk. According to the attackers, this was a configuration issue on an access point T-Mobile used for testing. This was not a sophisticated attack.
Security Boulevard
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The post Russia Hacks Ukraine, Ukraine Hacks Russia — Day#658 appeared first on Security Boulevard. When will it end? Russia takes down Kyivstar cellular system, Ukraine destroys Russian tax system.
Security Affairs
MAY 23, 2023
Google introduced Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), a new bug bounty program for reporting vulnerabilities in its mobile applications. Google announced a new bug bounty program, named Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), that covers its mobile applications. We are in the final!
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 18, 2023
IMEI is a unique number assigned to each mobile device and is used to identify a device on a mobile network. If that happens, it can cause disruptions to the mobile service of the device. The investigation by Cybernews shows that this was the case for at least 6 months.
Security Boulevard
AUGUST 9, 2022
Sensitive data is processed often by mobile applications, and this makes them a prime target for cybercriminals. The post Android Application Hacking appeared first on Kratikal Blogs. The post Android Application Hacking appeared first on Security Boulevard.
CSO Magazine
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A database of 487 million WhatsApp users’ mobile numbers has been put up for sale on the Breached.vc hacking community forum. On the hacking community forum, the user is listed as “Agency123456.” The data set contains information on WhatsApp users from more than 84 countries, the post shows.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 16, 2018
An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. On June 11, 2017, Terpin’s phone went dead. ” AN ‘IDENTITY CRISIS’?
Security Affairs
APRIL 14, 2021
WhatsApp addressed two security vulnerabilities in its app for Android that could have been exploited to remotely hack the victim’s device. Viber, Facebook Messenger), or even mobile games might be unwillingly exposing a similar attack surface to remote adversaries.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, WhatsApp).
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