{"id":1818095,"date":"2023-01-21T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1818095"},"modified":"2023-01-21T06:36:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T11:36:18","slug":"t-mobile-says-hacker-stole-data-from-37-million-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/t-mobile-says-hacker-stole-data-from-37-million-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Mobile Says Hacker Stole Data From 37 Million Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ft-mobile-says-hacker-stole-data-from-37-million-accounts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1818095&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tmobile104565287.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>T-Mobile confirmed Thursday that\u00a0an unidentified malicious intruder breached its network in late November and stole data on 37 million customers, according to a regulatory filing.<\/p>\n<p>In a filing with the\u00a0U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, T-Mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001283699\/000119312523010949\/d641142d8k.htm\">said<\/a> Data breach was reported Jan. 5. It also stated that no critical information was stolen, including PINs, bank account numbers and credit card numbers. According to the filing, instead, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth were accessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur investigation is still ongoing, but the malicious activity appears to be fully contained at this time,\u201d T-Mobile said, adding that the data was first accessed around Nov. 25 but wasn\u2019t discovered for weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>It also stated that it had hired a cybersecurity firm to investigate the breach. It\u2019s also working with law enforcement and will notify customers if their information was leaked, according to the filing.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times contacted the company to get their opinion. The Epoch Times has reached out to the company for comment. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/t-mobile-breach-affecting-37-million-customers\">statement<\/a> Fox News reports that T-Mobile stated that the breach was discovered when it was discovered. \u201cshut down\u201d Within one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as our teams identified the issue, we shut it down within 24 hours. Our systems and policies prevented the most sensitive types of customer information from being accessed, and as a result, customer accounts and finances should not be put at risk directly by this event,\u201d The statement was as follows: \u201cThere is also no evidence that the bad actor breached or compromised T-Mobile\u2019s network or systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company has been hacked several times in recent history, as announced by the announcement. T-Mobile stated in its filing that it didn&#8217;t expect the latest breach would have a material impact on its operations.<\/p>\n<p>But a senior analyst for Moody\u2019s Investors Service, Neil Mack, said in a statement that the breach raises questions about management\u2019s cyber governance and could alienate customers and attract scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission and other regulators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile these cybersecurity breaches may not be systemic in nature, their frequency of occurrence at T-Mobile is an alarming outlier relative to telecom peers,\u201d Mack.<\/p>\n<p>The August 2021 intrusion was preceded by breaches that were disclosed in January 2021 (November 2019), August 2018 and August 2018, in which customer information was accessed.<\/p>\n<p>At least eight hacks have been committed against the company since 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/19\/t-mobile-data-breach\/\">according<\/a> Techcrunch. The most recent one occurred in 2022 when a hacking collective known as\u00a0Lapsus$ gained access to the company\u2019s internal systems and allowed them to take over victims\u2019 phone numbers in what is known as a SIM swap.<\/p>\n<p>In July, T-Mobile agreed to pay $350 million to customers who filed a class action lawsuit after the company disclosed in August 2021 that personal data including Social Security numbers and driver\u2019s license info had been stolen. The breach affected nearly 80 million Americans.<\/p>\n<p>T-Mobile stated Thursday that it was reopening after the latest breach. \u201csubstantial multi-year investment\u201d Two years ago, to improve its cybersecurity. \u201cProtecting our customers\u2019 data remains a top priority,\u201d According to the company, \u201cWe will continue to make substantial investments to strengthen our cybersecurity program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T-Mobile, based in Washington state, became one of the United States\u2019 largest cellphone service carriers in 2020 after buying rival Sprint. After the merger, it reported that it had more than 102 millions customers.<\/p>\n<p><em>This report was contributed by The Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T-Mobile confirmed Thursday that\u00a0an unidentified malicious intruder breached its network in late November and stole data on 37 million customers, according to a regulatory filing. In a filing with the\u00a0U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, T-Mobile said Data breach was reported Jan. 5. 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