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Experian Hacked, T-Mobile Customer Data Stolen

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Mark Kling, Oct 1, 2015.

  1. Oct 1, 2015 #1
    Mark Kling

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    http://lifehacker.com/experian-hack...rce=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

    Today, credit reporting and marketing company Experian announced they were the victim of a data breach that affects approximately 15 million U.S. consumers, including any T-Mobile customer who went through a credit check for service or device financing.

    According to Experian’s statement, T-Mobile customers who applied for for postpaid services or device financing from September 1, 2013 through September 16, 2015 may have had their personally identifiable information stolen. This information includes names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers (or alternate forms of ID like drivers’ licenses), as well as other information that may have been used in T-Mobile’s credit assessment. While most of that information is likely encrypted, Experian told T-Mobile that this ecnryption may have been compromised. Experian notes that no payment card or banking information was acquired as far as they know.

    Even though no payment data was believed to be stolen, T-Mobile customers should keep a close eye on things. Even though the breach was on Experian’s end, T-Mobile is still offering two years of free credit monitoring and identity resolution services for any T-Mobile customer. We’ll update this post if and when we get more information.
     
    Mark Kling, Oct 1, 2015
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  3. Oct 2, 2015 #2
    STexan

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    "Free credit monitoring"done by those shady operations who put your critical, centralized data at STILL MORE risk. Thank you. No.

    Technology and the "internet" and "doing business online" is a great thing but with it means you must bear your ### to virtually all who are criminally intent, and keep your fingers crossed.

    The thing is, those "credit monitoring companies" don't/can't prevent all attempts to steal identity or credit in your name, they can only stop about half of all attempts and those that get passed them they can only tell you about once it's too late and the damage is done, any they will rarely pay off as they claim as there is so much fine print in the "guarantee", it's useless to the consumer.
     
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  4. Oct 12, 2015 #3
    Hurst

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    You dont have to shop online or use the interent to become a victim of identity theft. All you have to do is swipe your ATM card anywhere... gas station, small store, walmart.. where ever. Before you get your receipt.. your purchase and everything about you has just been stored on at least 15 different networks.

    Truth.

    The only way out is to live off the grid. Thats pretty much impossible these days.

    Hurst
     
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  5. Oct 12, 2015 #4
    snowwy

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    yep, can't carry cash, the fbi will think your a drug dealer. can't write checks. practially no one accepts those anymore.

    pretty soon, electronic plastic will no longer exist, as phones start implementing their own swipes with your cards memorized. not to mention this new thing called bitcoin
     
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