T-Mobile data breach victims are now being warned by the New York Attorney General of potential identity theft risks.
Pedestrians cross an intersection near a T-Mobile store on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan on July 26, 2019 in New York City. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice approved a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the third and fourth largest companies in the U.S. The deal still has one more obstacle to overcome before becoming official.
T-Mobile Data Breach Victims Warned
As per a news story by Bleeping Computer, the New York State Office of the Attorney General, shortly known as the NY OAG, has issued a warning for the victims of the previous data breach of T-Mobile users way back in Aug 2021.
The warning from the NY OAG said that the victims of the massive T-Mobile data breach could potentially experience identity theft risks after their information is now up for sale on the dark web.
The news outlet said in the same report that the memo from the Attorney General of New York comes shortly after cybersecurity services have notified some online folks that their sensitive data is available on the internet.
In a statement, the New York Attorney General, Letitia James, warned T-Mobile data breach victims "to take appropriate steps to protect their information from identity thrift.
The New York AG also said that the "information stolen in a massive data breach has fallen into the wrong hands," noting that the various sensitive info is now sitting on the dark web.
Attorney General Advice to T-Mobile Breach Victims
On top of that, the Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut, William Tong, is now also warning residents of the state that were affected by the massive data breach last year.
Atty. Gen. Tong said in a press release that the residents of Connecticut that were part of the T-Mobile breach "need to take steps to protect themselves if they have not done so already".
The Connecticut AG went on to note that even those who are no longer customers of T-Mobile when the massive data breach happened should also take extra precautions. Atty. Gen. Tong stated that even former and prospective customers of the mobile carrier were affected by the incident.
On the other hand, the NY AG advised victims to use credit monitoring services, wherein they will be notified within 24 hours, if ever there are any changes, such as expensive purchases.
On top of that, the Atty. Gen. Letitia James also suggested the victims of the data breach place a free credit freeze to prevent threat actors from using their stolen info to open an account.
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T-Mobile Data Breach
The United States carrier, T-Mobile, confirmed that its database has figured in a breach, exposing the information of more than 54.6 million customers, including both prospective and former.
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Written by Teejay Boris
