Trump Mobile customers' data dumped - and some never even received their gold device
All that glitters …
Trump Mobile customers' personal information was recently exposed in a data breach. Criminals claiming to be part of the BYOD ransomware-as-a-service operation leaked data of 3,615 individuals, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and order details. Trump Mobile, a wireless provider, claimed it had no team to handle the breach and called hackers terrorists.
The hackers stated they infected a Liberty Mobile employee with an infostealer and accessed Trump Mobile's systems, still having access to the provider's networks. Neither Trump Organization nor Liberty Mobile responded to inquiries about the breach, which did not include any details about US President Donald Trump or his family.
Eric Brunnett, vice president and chief information officer for the Trump Organization, had his personal information exposed. One customer paid a $100 pre-order deposit for Trump Mobile's flagship smartphone but never received a gold-colored device. Another ransomware group, EndZone, also claimed to have breached Trump Mobile and leaked data a week before BYOD.
This isn't the first security issue for the company, as a previous researcher discovered a plugged website vulnerability that exposed customers' details in May.
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