US telco T-Mobile confirms data breach, says it’s investigating scope

T-Mobile said on Aug 16, 2021 it had begun an investigation after a hacker group claimed to have obtained data from some 100 million of the operator’s US customers and put at it up for sale on the dark web. The massive breach purportedly includes sensitive personal information like social security and driver’s license numbers. — AFP

T-Mobile says it is investigating a leak of its data after someone took to an online forum offering to sell the personal information of cellphone users.

The US company said on Aug 16 that it has confirmed there was unauthorised access to “some T-Mobile data” but was still determining the scope of the breach and who was affected. It also said it was confident that it has closed the entry point used to gain access.