Google Fi Says Hackers Accessed Customers' Information (techcrunch.com) 5
Google's cell network provider Google Fi has confirmed a data breach, likely related to the recent security incident at T-Mobile, which allowed hackers to steal millions of customers' information. From a report: In an email sent to customers on Monday, obtained by TechCrunch, Google said that the primary network provider for Google Fi recently informed the company that there had been suspicious activity relating to a third party support system containing a "limited amount" of Google Fi customer data.
The timing of the notice -- and the fact that Google Fi uses a combination of T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular for network connectivity -- suggests the breach is linked to the most recent T-Mobile hack. This breach, disclosed on January 19, allowed intruders access to a trove of personal data belonging to 37 million customers, including billing addresses, dates of birth and T-Mobile account details. The incident marked the eighth time T-Mobile has been hacked since 2018. In the case of the Google Fi's breach, Google says the hackers accessed limited customer information, including phone numbers, account status, SIM card serial numbers, and information related to details about customers' mobile service plan, such as whether they have selected unlimited SMS or international roaming.
The timing of the notice -- and the fact that Google Fi uses a combination of T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular for network connectivity -- suggests the breach is linked to the most recent T-Mobile hack. This breach, disclosed on January 19, allowed intruders access to a trove of personal data belonging to 37 million customers, including billing addresses, dates of birth and T-Mobile account details. The incident marked the eighth time T-Mobile has been hacked since 2018. In the case of the Google Fi's breach, Google says the hackers accessed limited customer information, including phone numbers, account status, SIM card serial numbers, and information related to details about customers' mobile service plan, such as whether they have selected unlimited SMS or international roaming.
$VITRIOL (Score:2)
About a year later I closed the gmail account where I'd received the original invite to a family plan. Google Fi closed my phone account and released my number into a regulated pool they can't control. There was no text or other warning sent, the family plan owner got
Re: (Score:2)
Well, at least now you've cut out the middleman to get your data stolen. So you've got that going for you.
Will they fix things? You get one guess (Score:2)
I received an email from Google Fi saying that my data had been compromised. I wrote to customer support saying that since both my phone number and my SIM serial number were disclosed, my 2FA for banking etc. had become completely insecure (I won't get into the debate about how insecure it was beforehand). I said I wanted them to send me a new SIM card. Seems like the least they could do, then deactivate the old one.
They wrote back and said, "we'll email you if your data was disclosed in the breach." Ex
I Wonder (Score:2)
Did the hax0rs find the access data they needed in an unsecured Amazon AWS S3 storage bucket ?
It would be ironic if they did.