After launching an investigation into a possible breach of personal information by a group of hackers, T-Mobile confirmed, on Monday, April 16, that there was a breach of its computer system.
“Unauthorized access to T-Mobile data has occurred, but we have not yet determined whether or not personal user data has been affected.”A spokesman for the American telephone company said. “The access point has been closed, and we are continuing our in-depth technical investigation of the situation, on all of our systems, to determine the nature of the illegally found data.”, he added.
According to the assurances of a group of hackers, the attack would have made it possible to collect confidential data, especially tax identification numbers or driver’s licenses, from one hundred million customers for marketing on the dark web, the hidden part of the Internet.
Double computer attacks
Based on screenshots posted by the IT security site sleeping computerFor example, the personal information of at least 30 million people was offered for sale on forums for the equivalent of 280,000 bitcoins (or about 11 billion euros). The hack, which allegedly occurred in early August, was reported by the news site motherboard (vice), which was quoted from a seller claiming to own it All consumer information From T-Mobile customers.
The investigation will take some time, but we are working at full speed. As long as this is not completed, we will not be able to confirm the number of data affected or the validity of advertisements received from other entities.”T-Mobile said.
Data theft and ransomware attacks have escalated in recent months, targeting several companies and organizations, including Colonial Pipeline, the US pipeline operator, the Irish Health Services IT system, and a major Indian airline. Facebook, Yahoo and Marriott have had personal information stolen about more than 100 million of their users or customers in recent years.
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