According to the latest report, Mike Sievert, CEO of US carrier T-Mobile, issued an apology letter today, apologizing to users for 50 million data breaches. A 21-year-old American hacker discovered a vulnerability in the T-Mobile server this month and successfully stolen a large amount of user information, including name, phone number, date of birth, address, social security code, IMEI/IMSI and other information. This information has previously been sold on the Internet. Fortunately, not all stolen information is so complete.
T-Mobile CEO Said: We did not meet our expectations of protecting customer information. It is very sad that we failed to prevent this leak. On behalf of everyone on the team, I would like to express my sincere apology to users.
According to previous reports, the hacker discovered an unprotected router of T-Mobile in July, obtained credentials and was able to access a data center in Washington, thereby stealing a large amount of user information. Mike Sievert said that it is cooperating with law enforcement agencies to investigate, and the company is unable to disclose specific details at this time.
For users whose information has been stolen, T-Mobile provides a free two-year McAfee ID Theft Protection service, which can detect and protect personal information. Up to now, the company’s official website has launched a dedicated page for this data breach. In the future, T-Mobile will cooperate with the security department and KPMG to better protect user data security. In addition, investment in the security will also be increased.
