Possible breach of 100 million T-Mobile accounts

[TheWorldNewsOrg]

I’m not sure how many of you out there are T-Mobile customers, but if you are, you should be aware of the news this week about the possible breach of 100 million T-Mobile accounts, with information potentially including social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, unique IMEI (mobile device identifier) numbers and driver license information.

This hack has NOT been confirmed by T-Mobile, who is currently investigating the claim.

An anonymous hacker claimed, in an online chat, that they had breached T-Mobile as part of an international group that had access to the company’s servers for weeks.

If you are a T-Mobile customer, if they confirm the hack, and if you are affected, you should expect to be contacted by the company with more information. For more about this developing store, you can read articles here and here.

 

[Pudgy]

When the class-action lawsuit is settled, perhaps eight or ten years in the future, all parties to the lawsuit will receive a free rotary phone. 

[Space Merchant]

Some people do not always use strong passwords and 2-step. It is no wonder tons of emails show up on the Dark Web nowadays. One can evade a breach of their personal data if they act quickly, but some do not.

As for the hack itself, if it is indeed something both serious and true, may have been a Brute Force Attack done from the inside. If it is on the Dark Web anyone with a Cain & Abel tool can crack easy access accounts and then it goes to black market.

I had been on the Dark Web a long time ago, and it isn't a pretty sight. It is like going into a dangerous city at the dead of night.