T-Mobile Data Breach
In August 2021, telecommunications giant T-Mobile suffered a massive data breach following the compromise of an unprotected testing server gateway.
Exposed Data Types
7- Full names
- Social security numbers
- Dates of birth
- Driver's license numbers and state ID cards
- T-Mobile account PINs
- Phone numbers
- IMEI and IMSI hardware identifiers
About This Breach
An attacker accessed production databases containing records of approximately 76.6 million current, former, and prospective customers. Compromised data included full names, Social security numbers (SSNs), dates of birth, driver's license numbers, account security PINs, and phone numbers. T-Mobile subsequently agreed to a $350 million class-action settlement alongside committing $150 million to strengthen customer data protection and network infrastructure.
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