T-Mobile says unauthorized entry to its knowledge occurred, not clear if buyer information concerned

Following a weekend report that its servers had been breached, T-Mobile mentioned Monday that unauthorized entry to a few of its knowledge occurred, but it surely had not but decided whether or not private buyer knowledge was concerned.

“We are confident that the entry point used to gain access has been closed, and we are continuing our deep technical review of the situation across our systems to identify the nature of any data that was illegally accessed,” the corporate mentioned in a information launch. “This investigation will take some time but we are working with the highest degree of urgency. Until we have completed this assessment we cannot confirm the reported number of records affected or the validity of statements made by others.”

Motherboard reported on Sunday {that a} submit on an underground discussion board claimed to be promoting knowledge stolen from T-Mobile’s servers, and that the vendor of the information mentioned it included Social Security numbers, names, addresses, and driver’s license info associated to greater than 100 million individuals.

T-Mobile mentioned Monday that it was investigating the claims, “conducting an extensive analysis alongside digital forensic experts to understand the validity of these claims, and we are coordinating with law enforcement.” The assertion added that T-Mobile would talk with prospects as soon as the corporate had a clearer understanding of what occurred.

T-Mobile has been the goal of a number of knowledge breaches in the previous couple of years, most lately in December 2020. During that incident, call-related info and telephone numbers for a few of its prospects could have been uncovered, however the firm mentioned on the time that it didn’t embrace extra delicate information corresponding to names or Social Security numbers.