T-Mobile is investigating an alleged data breach affecting 100 million users — and the hacker is offering private data in exchange for bitcoin
While the post did not mention T-mobile per see, the seller did mention that the data came from T-mobile's servers.This information included details such as social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, and driver's licenses information, the seller said, according toIn exchange, the seller wants six bitcoins, worth around $274,000 as of publishing, just for a portion of the data, which would consist of 30 million social security numbers and driver's licenses.
"I think they already found out because we lost access to the backdoored servers," the seller said, according to, said 'it is aware of claims made and has been"actively investigating their validity." Cryptocurrencies have been at the center of recent high-profile cyberattacks, demanded as ransom by criminals because transactions are either anonymous or very difficult to trace. to trace cryptocurrencies used in cyberattacks and is planning to offer bounties of up to $10 million for information that will help catch criminals.Subscribe to push notifications
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