“We have been working around the clock to investigate claims being made that T-Mobile data may have been illegally accessed. With news of the incident making headlines around the globe, T-Mobile issued a statement confirming that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data had occurred, though investigations were yet to determine if any personal customer information was involved. We do not have any additional information to share at this time.” Monday, August 16: T-Mobile confirms data breach and begins technical review of the incident In a statement to Motherboard, T-Mobile said: “We are aware of claims made in an underground forum and have been actively investigating their validity.
The seller was asking for 6 bitcoin (around $270,000) for a subset of the data containing 30 million SSNs and driver's licenses and said that they were looking to sell the remaining information privately.
Motherboard confirmed this to be accurate.
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While the underground forum post did not mention T-Mobile specifically, a message to Motherboard confirmed that the information came from T-Mobile servers and included SSNs, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, IMEI numbers, and driver's license information. News broke on of hackers claiming to have accessed data relating to over 100 million people, which they were offering sale. T-Mobile breach timeline Sunday, August 15: Hackers claim to be selling 100 million stolen T-Mobile records on cybercrime forum
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CSO will update this timeline as events unfold. With the dust still very much settling, here is a timeline of the data breach according to T-Mobile’s public disclosure and other sources.
While many details of the incident (including its root cause) remain unclear as of August 19, immediate fallout suggests this incident might be one of the most significant of recent times, not least due to the number of records exposed and potential regulatory implications that may come into play. Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has warned that information including names, dates of birth, US Social Security numbers (SSNs), and driver’s license/ID of some 50 million individuals comprising current, former, or prospective customers has been exposed via a data breach.
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