Posted on 08/22/2021 12:46:53 PM PDT by nuconvert
T-Mobile continues to investigate a data breach from the past week that compromised the personal information of tens of millions people, and not just active subscribers.
The data includes names, driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers and device identification (IMEI and IMSI) numbers for subscribers, former customers, and prospective customers who may have been interested in T-Mobile service at one point. And the breach includes customers of Metro by T-Mobile too. That means almost anyone who has given their information to T-Mobile could be affected.
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I’m a T-Mobile customer. Fortunately I NEVER use my phone to pay bills. All they have is my CC number. I don’t really have to worry about false charges. That’s why I never use a debit card. BTW, I learned the difference in risk between debit and credit cards back about 17 years ago. I was in IT working on a PCI project. The company was installing a new incryption system with a ridiculously secure firewall between the data itself and the rest of their systems. I left there about ten years ago.
BTW, the company was T-Mobile. :)
Patriot Mobile required everyone to switch over to T-Mobile. Spam calls & texts are now thru the roof.
There is a Class Action Suit starting up.
Bkmrk
“...names, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers...”
I like to think at some point, companies would realize
that they don’t really need to have that information,
and don’t want to have the liability that goes along with
not being able to keep it secure.
If these companies can’t keep data secure, then they should be held directly responsible.
Simple solution is just block those numbers shows up as spam call
“I like to think at some point, companies would realize
that they don’t really need to have that information,
and don’t want to have the liability that goes along with
not being able to keep it secure.”
So far they seem to have pretty much gotten a pass on liability. Oh wait - free credit monitoring for a year!!
Remember the music major who was the Chief Information Security Officer for one of the credit bureaus that had a huge leak?
Yep - and then a different number pops up.
The only PII info they have on me is my address and my car number for auto withdrawal. Obviously all information they have on my phone as well. But I never, EVER use my phone to pay bills or access bank accounts.
We’ve been with TM for well over 15 years and very rarely get spam calls or spam texts.
I understand why because when I was with them, I could rarely get a signal.
“EVER use my phone to pay bills or access bank accounts.”
Neither do I. But what about things like airline memberships & tickets & Boarding passes?
I’m very careful about where and how i use my debit card.. government issued. This weekend, my card was hacked. I reported it immedìately. My old card was shit down, a new one issued ² day delivery with no fees and my balance secured.
You don’t have to havè info on your phone, or pay bills on your phone oŕ èven get caught by an illeģal card reader. All tranßacþions pass through an online system and are therefore prone to hacking.
It jusþ so happens that thè feelers were put out there via my phone. I had received an international phone call that I nèveŕ answered and thè haçking was an international hacking...supposedly through google. I do post commentß from time to time in the comment section at youtube. There’s really no telling whodunnit. I was once a customer of metro pcs and once a customer at tmobile.
Whèn these things happen, there is no telling where it ‘s going to come from.
Bookmark
All was fine before T-Mobile. Been with Sprint since 1999, still use the Qualcomm they gave me at the time. eBay supplied batteries as-needed by buying “used” and then antique phones for $5 to $20 over the years. On August 9th I had fraudulent charges on 2 cards. The only common use of them was to pay my monthly Sprint(now T-Mobile) bill. They also are turning off CDMA(my Qualcomm runs on that) so I have to buy a new phone.
REAL close to telling them to shove it(5 phones on the account, mine + wife + children + sister-in-law). Those cheapo $20/month phones at Target are really tempting.
Nope.
I am secure but the problem are the companies that do not secure my data that they have.
I’ve had Spectrum for a few years now and pay only $14/month. Spectrum Mobile uses Verizon’s network to provide coverage.
“All our data plans offer unlimited talk and text at a great price, with no contracts, added taxes or fees. That’s why millions have switched to Spectrum Mobile.”
https://www.spectrum.com/mobile
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