T-Mobile Hacked, Personal Data of 100 Million Users Compromised, Bitcoiners A...
T-Mobile Servers Compromised, Personal Data Of Over 100 Million Customers Is Being Sold Online. Bitcoiners At Risk Of SIM Swap.T-Mobile has reportedly been hacked, causing a personal data breach of over 100 million people, according to a forum post that is selling the data, reported Motherboard. Although the post doesn't mention the telecom, Motherboard contacted the seller, who confirmed that the data did come from T-Mobile servers, showcasing the importance of safeguarding personal information against single points of failure."T-Mobile USA. Full customer info," the seller told....
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The hacker purportedly plans to sell a subset of their stolen information 6 BTC ($286,000). U.S. telecom giant T-Mobile is looking into an alleged massive data breach that may have compromised more than 100 million users.According to Vice's Motherboard, T-Mobile is investigating an alleged data breach claimed by the author of the post on an underground forum. The Aug. 15 report says the hacker claims to have obtained data on more than 100 million customers from T-Mobile servers.The seller is asking for 6 BTC — approximately $287,000 at current prices, in exchange for some of the....
The Iowa State University has suffered a massive security breach which compromised the security of student data and attempted to mine bitcoin. The University says the compromised servers contained social security numbers of 29,780 students enrolled between 1995 and 2012. However, there is no indication that any of the files were accessed. No financial information was stored in the student records and further investigation led the university to conclude that personal information was not the target. "The servers were hacked by an unknown person or persons seeking to generate enough computing....
A massive data breach at Yahoo, and IPFS prefers Ethereum over Bitcoin. Want to catch up on your latest digital currency and tech news? Take a gander at the stories below. YAHOO. Believing Yahoo to have been the victim of a massive 2014 hack, executives of the Internet and email giant sent out a notice last Thursday evening warning users of a potential data breach. Thus far, it appears up to 500 million users have been compromised, and the hack is believed to have stemmed from state-sponsored actors. Presently, the company is working with law enforcement agents to figure out just what....
Messaging apps are ubiquitous – more than 3.6 billion people worldwide use them, with the average person sending up to 72 messages every 24 hours. Every day WhatsApp alone channels over 100 billion messages, while WeChat transmits 205 million video messages. With this popularity has come a darker side: that of hacked personal data, cyber theft, and government violations of privacy. The way messaging apps are designed, work, and are managed exposes them by default to many risks: Most messaging apps require the user to input sensitive personal data, including name, phone number, and....
It looks like the world of Internet and technology is facing yet another round of major platforms being hacked. Not only has Patreon dealt with a database breach – of which the stolen data was leaked online shortly afterward – but major telco T-Mobile has been suffering from the same fate. Details of roughly 15 million US customers have been stolen by hackers, including driver’s license numbers and other sensitive personal information. Unlike the Patreon hack, the data stolen belonging to T-Mobile customers was accessed by hacking a third-party service provider. Credit-reporting service....