2015 — Experian: Experian has announced a breach to their system…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Experian has announced a breach to their system affecting over 15 million T-Mobile customers. T-Mobile uses Experian to run credit checks on potential customers. Who Is Affected
Experian said the incident is isolated and is only limited to
consumers who applied for T-Mobile USA services between Sept. 1, 2013,
and Sept. 16, 2015.
What's Been Exposed
The information exposed to hackers includes names, addresses, social security
numbers, dates of birth, and various identification numbers, in
Root cause
Hacking