In the wake of this security breach, T-Mobile says it will offer affected customers two years of free identity protection.
The confirmed 47 million records is still a significant number, as it represents nearly half of the 104 million customers that T-Mobile claimed during its Q2 2021 earning report. “Yesterday, we were able to verify that a subset of T-Mobile data had been accessed by unauthorized individuals,” said T-Mobile in a statement posted to its website. “We also began coordination with law enforcement as our forensic investigation continued.” The company went on to acknowledge details previously reported about the breach: customers’ full names, birth dates, social security numbers, and driver’s license information were ensnared in the breach.
