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2015 T-Mobile data exposure (Experian NA)

2015 15.0M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Names, Addresses, Social Security numbers, Credit/financial data

Technical writeup

Experian North America, which processed credit applications for T-Mobile, was breached. Names, addresses, SSNs, and other credit application data were stolen.

Root cause

Unauthorized access to Experian server hosting T-Mobile applicant data; inadequate access controls.

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