T-Mobile Confirms Data Breach, Unclear If Personal Customer Data Was Accessed

[justperry]

Companies should be fined heavily for stuff like this. Many don’t invest enough resources to be responsible but not enough public outrage. Will be no news by tomorrow.

Indeed.

 

[Khedron]

When people accidentally allow distribution it's $22,500 per incident, but when it happens to a company they hold no liability but promise to "investigate the validity" of the claim.

Sue them into the dirt, replace all the executives and sell their assets to anyone who hasn't worked for Verizon or ATT in the past five years.

Yes but also, this is a clear threat to millions of customers. Why wait for them to look into it themselves? Shut their network down and keep it down until they can prove their ability to handle data properly. In the meantime T-mobile can pay for all their customers to have free roaming access to all other networks so they aren’t without signal.

 

[alexandr]

It's also popular with people who realized postpaid plans and phones on credit are overpriced.

yea, but you usually don't get too many perks with prepaid plans.

 

[TechGuy327]

🤣 I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile this past May…. 😬🙃

I just switched last week from AT&T to T-Mobile!

 

[kyleh22]

🤣 I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile this past May…. 😬🙃

Unfortunately, they still probably have your information on file...

 

[kyleh22]

Still waiting on my settlement check from the yahoo and Experian data breach and the iPhone slow down class action!

Lawyers get millions...impacted users get a check for like $1.50

 

[Apple_Robert]

Fingers crossed I am not one of the ones affected. Good thing I have my credit frozen.

 

[justperry]

It's also popular with people who realised postpaid plans and phones on credit are overpriced.

Exactly this.

 

[mj_]

yea, but you usually don't get too many perks with prepaid plans.

Like what?

 

[steevn]

Amazing, can’t wait to receive my $9.23 settlement check in 2027.

 

[nburwell]

Considering that T-Mobile has a little over 100M subscribers, it wouldn't shock me if this impacted all accounts.

If this is true, it's huge. Already considering putting a freeze on my credit.

 

[justperry]

yea, but you usually don't get too many perks with prepaid plans.

Perks???
You pay for perks.

 

[Tivoli_]

This is why you don’t give out your ssn even if a company asks for it.

Can you really decline their asking of SSN?
Nowadays the companies may deny you service if you don't supply all the information they want!

 

[alexandr]

Like what?

have you considered looking it up? i'm referring to things like netflix, kickback(grandfathered — no longer offered), 2g data + texting in s-ton of countries, and mexico&canada are free, not $5/mo. i'm sure there are more, but these should last you.

 

[justperry]

Considering that T-Mobile has a little over 100M subscribers, it wouldn't shock me if this impacted all accounts.

If this is true, it's huge. Already considering putting a freeze on my credit.

Including non active/old accounts I guess.
T-mobile is big, but 100m big...don't think so.






(Unless I am totally wrong.)

 

[kugino]

glad i have freezes on all my credit monitoring agencies...but still, these billion dollar companies need to invest more in tightening up their security.

 

[alexandr]

Perks???
You pay for perks.

yes perks!!! i don't know what you pay for — my perks are included with the plan, hence "perks" — not paid add-ons.

 

[mj_]

have you considered looking it up? i'm referring to things like netflix, kickback(grandfathered — no longer offered), 2g data + texting in s-ton of countries, and mexico&canada are free, not $5/mo. i'm sure there are more, but these should last you.

You do of course realize that those aren't perks but rather services that you pay for every single month whether you use them or not.

 

[alexandr]

You do of course realize that those aren't perks but rather services that you pay for every single month whether you use them or not.

this might come as a shock, but when they introduce new perks, they don't raise the plan cost. so since i've been with them for a while, most of the perks i mentioned — didn't exist at first, yet now they do.

 

[Apple_Robert]

If the hacker was telling the truth, it sounds like the data was not properly hashed.

It is getting harder and harder to do business with a company that hasn't already had a breach.

 

[ghanwani]

Wow. This is like the second time in < 2 years.

 

[JosephAW]

Wondering how this affects sprint customer database?

 

[Realityck]

Can you really decline their asking of SSN?
Nowadays the companies may deny you service if you don't supply all the information they want!

Yes to any utilities that demand it.

Who has the right to request your SSN? Federal law mandates that state Departments of Motor Vehicles, tax authorities, welfare offices, and other governmental agencies request your SS number as proof that you are who you claim to be.

 

[simonulacrum]

I wonder if this explains why I all of a sudden have been getting so many spam texts, after years of nearly none. Perhaps T-mobile can pay for everyone's NoMoRoBo subscription.

 

[T-R-S]

In the US business are fully protected against this stuff - no accountability - consumers are left holding the bag so if someone's identity gets used T-Mobile does not bear any risk or responsibility - it's up to the consumer to prove it.