T-Mobile's Security is 'Awful' Says Hacker Who Stole Data From 50 Million Customers

[Macaholic868]

He may be a US citizen but when Erdoğan’s security forces show up at his doorstep to oppress him politically if he hops on a plane to come back here the cops will be there to arrest him. Corporate America doesn’t like being hacked.

As for any T-Mobile user. Assume you’re going to have your ID stolen so change your credit card numbers and start paying for an ID theft service. Don’t wait for them to contact you and offer it. Get a third party identity theft / credit monitoring service and if you don’t plan on or need to open any additional loan or credit card accounts place a freeze on your credit for a few years.

 

[atomwork]

I see... do they have fake mental hospitals in Germany?

The CIA has everything everywhere. Didn't you know?

 

[cashboxz02]

Thats T-Mobile. What do you expect? The network may be realiable but it's wishy washy. It’s crazy how a hacker was able to obtain over 50 million customers info.

Apple needs to start investing in it's own cell towers.

Quite frankly, Verizon and AT&T don't have much better of a track record, nor are they consumer friendly. If the market went in their direction, we'd be paying $100+/line with a duopoly between GSM and CDMA. The only difference is that this data covers more people. The way I see it, if 50mil people are in the data leak, someone will take care of it.

 

[c5z]

They would need to buy one of the existing carriers. The problem is spectrum availability. There isn’t enough available that’s feasible to use as data services nationwide.

doesnt Google’s cell service ride along a carrier or two? I’m sure Apple could just ride on AT&T’s network. No need to reinvent the wheel.

they can simply do the same as they did with GS and Apple Card.

 

[Techwatcher]

You would think with all the talented individuals out there these billion dollar companies would properly invest in security as their #1 priority.

 

[macduke]

Is this guy actually verified as the hacker? Because this smells like BS to me. This guy sounds like he has mental issues and is trying to latch onto something to feel famous.

 

[incoherent_1]

“Binns told The Wall Street Journal that he hacked T-Mobile to "generate noise" and get attention as he had allegedly been the victim of an illegal kidnapping that saw him taken to a fake mental hospital in Germany.”

Because who among us hasn’t hacked a multi-national corporation and violated the privacy of countless thousands to bring attention to a perceived injustice? That’s a totally sane thing to do.

 

[bousozoku]

They would need to buy one of the existing carriers. The problem is spectrum availability. There isn’t enough available that’s feasible to use as data services nationwide.

Apple should buy T-Mobile USA and work out TV service, etc. However, just getting T-Mobile security under control could be rather interesting.

 

[mallow]

T-Mobile is a trash carrier, but somewhat a somewhat decent network. They have always been the “value” carrier. Don’t expect them to work after a hurricane, or widespread power outage. When a bomb blew up in Nashville…and literally destroyed a major AT&T network hub (that all cell carriers rely on), AT&T restored immediate area cell service within 12 hours. T-Mobile? Yep….”No Service” for days. But it’s less expensive, so you have to weigh the pro’s and con’s.

 

[alexandr]

I really wish Apple would start their own cell service.

and they would scan calls for "dirty talk"

 

[alexandr]

T-Mobile is a trash carrier, but somewhat a somewhat decent network. They have always been the “value” carrier. Don’t expect them to work after a hurricane, or widespread power outage. When a bomb blew up in Nashville…and literally destroyed a major AT&T network hub (that all cell carriers rely on), AT&T restored immediate area cell service within 12 hours. T-Mobile? Yep….”No Service” for days. But it’s less expensive, so you have to weigh the pro’s and con’s.

i never noticed a slightest change in my service while switching from at&t to t-mobile and then back over the years. but t-mobile offers you many perks that at&t tries to charge you for. at least this is how it was when i last switched over.

 

[0924487]

Admittedly, I am not a genius in this area. How would it be antitrust if they were the 4th big carrier? iPhone users could still use other providers.

Not sure antitrust is an issue. Apple would have U S competition from AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile not to mention all the various MVNOs. Even if Apple were to try to buy 1 of the big 3, I think it would eventually go through.

Google "vertical monopoly".

 

[nostresshere]

Anybody that thinks Apple or anyone else could start a NEW cell service is naive.

1 - Number of cell towers and infrastructure that would have to built

2 - Available radio channels -

 

[M5RahuL]

Protect my ID with McAfee ? 🤣 That’s funny! (not!)

 

[Jetscreamer]

Just a slap on the wrist for T-Mobile. They will be order to pay a paltry fine that will be given to the victims in the form of a check for $2.50. That’s if you are willing to fill out a bunch of forms and opting out of any class action lawsuit.

 

[justperry]

Companies that can’t secure their data should be subject to massive class action lawsuits by their customers.

Exactly this, and a massive fine, then if they do it again the fine should be even more massive, like 50% annual profit, 3 times 100% annual profit, 4th revoke licence.

 

[acorntoy]

In 150 countries?

Or just the United States?

edit: fixed typo

In Europe they’d be split by the government for sure via antitrust, in the US they’d have a (small) chance although it’s politically popular to hate on tech here for both sides now because either they’re too rich and not sharing enough or they’re suppressing your radical views. Any other market would either be too small or open a massive can of worms (China).

Looking at the recent App Store settlement it seems like they’re now running back hoping to consolidate as much power as they can.

 

[acorntoy]

Exactly this, and a massive fine, then if they do it again the fine should be even more massive, like 50% annual profit, 3 times 100% annual profit, 4th revoke licence.

The problem with this for a publicly traded company would be it would affect thousands of people who had nothing to do with the dirty decisions. Stock would plummet/be pulled from trading. For some it would ruin their life savings for simply having faith in a company. Retirees who worked 20+ years as bottom feeders with stock pensions would be screwed with nothing to show but a pittance of minimum wage for their life and a lot of overdue bills.

You can’t do something like that to a business and expect only the CEO to suffer. Many would shutter/sell cheap to rivals with the debt included, with 80% of the company laid off. With the revenue from a non fined buisness the rival could survive the few years and after monopolize the industry. It would cause massive bankruptcie/consolidation. Your going to force a buisness to operate for years at a loss? There is no mechanism in capitalist law to do that. I’m not trying to be as ******* but the world we live in is far more complex than just “fine em to death”.

 

[MacNut]

The problem with this for a publicly traded company would be it would affect thousands of people who had nothing to do with the dirty decisions. Stock would plummet/be pulled from trading. For some it would ruin their life savings for simply having faith in a company. Retirees who worked 20+ years as bottom feeders with stock pensions would be screwed with nothing to show but a pittance of minimum wage for their life and a lot of overdue bills.

You can’t do something like that to a business and expect only the CEO to suffer. Many would shutter/sell cheap to rivals with the debt included, with 80% of the company laid off. With the revenue from a non fined buisness the rival could survive the few years and after monopolize the industry. It would cause massive bankruptcie/consolidation. Your going to force a buisness to operate for years at a loss? There is no mechanism in capitalist law to do that. I’m not trying to be as ******* but the world we live in is far more complex than just “fine em to death”.

40 million people could lose their life savings from fraud.