Experian Hacked Exposing 15 Million T-Mobile Customers
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 10/03/2015 09:35 AM
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The credit company Experian suffered a major breach which will affect 15 million T-Mobile customers.
The massive breach includes names, birth date, addresses and social security numbers. The breach affected all those who signed up for a T-Mobile account between Sept. 1, 2013, and Sept. 16, 2015. The server which held the data has since been secured.
"Obviously I am incredibly angry about this data breach and we will institute a thorough review of our relationship with Experian," T-Mobile Chief Executive John Legere said in a note to customers posted on the company's website. "But right now my top concern and first focus is assisting any and all consumers affected."
T-Mobile and Experian are offering free credit monitoring services to those affected, but Chris Ensey, COO of Dunbar Cybersecurity and others expressed doubt that such action will benefit the victims.
Source: Reuters
The massive breach includes names, birth date, addresses and social security numbers. The breach affected all those who signed up for a T-Mobile account between Sept. 1, 2013, and Sept. 16, 2015. The server which held the data has since been secured."Obviously I am incredibly angry about this data breach and we will institute a thorough review of our relationship with Experian," T-Mobile Chief Executive John Legere said in a note to customers posted on the company's website. "But right now my top concern and first focus is assisting any and all consumers affected."
T-Mobile and Experian are offering free credit monitoring services to those affected, but Chris Ensey, COO of Dunbar Cybersecurity and others expressed doubt that such action will benefit the victims.
Source: Reuters
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