On August 17th we confirmed that T-Mobile's systems were subject to a criminal cyberattack that compromised data of millions of our customers, former customers, and prospective customers. ... Attacks like this are on the rise and bad actors work day-in and day-out to find new avenues to attack our systems and exploit them.
Did T-Mobile get hacked recently?
T-Mobile, one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the US, was hacked nearly two weeks ago, exposing the sensitive information of more than 50 million current, former and prospective customers.
What happened at T-Mobile?
What happened? T-Mobile says cybercriminals compromised its systems and stole the personal information of current, former and prospective customers. The company initially said the attack, which it confirmed on Aug. 16, affected about 40 million people, but it later raised the total to more than 54 million people.
