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> The data includes social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver license information, the seller said. Lo

> The data includes social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver license information, the seller said. Lord, that's an insane amount of data.

SavantIdiot 5y ago
Wow, that's a SIM-jacker's paradise of personal data. I haven't had to change a SIM card in a decade, hopefully it is a lot harder now.
- sscotthall 5y ago
  Coincidentally, I heard from a T-mobile reseller that T-mobile is forcing them to reissue new SIM cards to all their customers. Unclear if this is related, but the timing is interesting. This was communicated a few weeks ago, before the breach was publicly known.
- ryanmcbride 5y ago
  It's insanely easy to change sim cards. A few times I've done it they haven't even asked for ID. I even set up a 'port out pin' that requires me to give a 6 digit pin anytime I want to change something about my service or get a new sim card, it's 50/50 whether they actually ask for it or not.
  - SavantIdiot 5y ago
    I've been migrating to a Google voice # over the past 3 years, and there are still a few places that won't send texts to it. It is a huge pain in the ass. I can't imagine the average person going through this...
    - ryanmcbride 5y ago
      I don't trust google but I also don't trust any phone carrier. Holding onto privacy is getting harder and harder it almost doesn't even feel worth it anymore.
  - jonathantf2 5y ago
    Not in the US, but here in the UK on O2 I tried to get a new e-SIM packet and I got a text from the network saying "give this code" then a call from them asking which store I was at so I could confirm. Also had to show my ID.
kgwxd 5y ago
Over the weekend, I got 2 phishing text messages about 2 bank accounts, at banks I actually use, one of which is a local bank, not a national chain. One said my main checking account bank access was locked out due to suspicious activity just minutes after I did something I might expect a bank to flag (paying an individual via PayPal and multiple charges at a single gas station). I wasn't in a position to verify it at the time (I don't do bank stuff on my phone, and I certainly wasn't going to click the link), so I switched to using another card while I was out. A few hours later, I got another phishing message about the card I had switch to. I don't get many phishing attempts on my phone and they've always been for banks or other services I don't even use. I'm really hoping it's just coincidence that I got 2 semi-believable attempts in a row because the alternative is that they're able to see what I'm doing in real-time.
nothis 5y ago
Why does T-Mobile have driver license information? Or social security numbers, for that matter?
- travoc 5y ago
  Mobile services extend a lot of credit to their customers.
- deleted 5y ago
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> The data includes social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver license information, the seller said. Lord, that's an insane amount of data.

SavantIdiot 5y ago

Wow, that's a SIM-jacker's paradise of personal data. I haven't had to change a SIM card in a decade, hopefully it is a lot harder now.

sscotthall 5y ago
Coincidentally, I heard from a T-mobile reseller that T-mobile is forcing them to reissue new SIM cards to all their customers. Unclear if this is related, but the timing is interesting. This was communicated a few weeks ago, before the breach was publicly known.
ryanmcbride 5y ago
It's insanely easy to change sim cards. A few times I've done it they haven't even asked for ID. I even set up a 'port out pin' that requires me to give a 6 digit pin anytime I want to change something about my service or get a new sim card, it's 50/50 whether they actually ask for it or not.
- SavantIdiot 5y ago
  I've been migrating to a Google voice # over the past 3 years, and there are still a few places that won't send texts to it. It is a huge pain in the ass. I can't imagine the average person going through this...
  - ryanmcbride 5y ago
    I don't trust google but I also don't trust any phone carrier. Holding onto privacy is getting harder and harder it almost doesn't even feel worth it anymore.
- jonathantf2 5y ago
  Not in the US, but here in the UK on O2 I tried to get a new e-SIM packet and I got a text from the network saying "give this code" then a call from them asking which store I was at so I could confirm. Also had to show my ID.

kgwxd 5y ago

Over the weekend, I got 2 phishing text messages about 2 bank accounts, at banks I actually use, one of which is a local bank, not a national chain. One said my main checking account bank access was locked out due to suspicious activity just minutes after I did something I might expect a bank to flag (paying an individual via PayPal and multiple charges at a single gas station). I wasn't in a position to verify it at the time (I don't do bank stuff on my phone, and I certainly wasn't going to click the link), so I switched to using another card while I was out. A few hours later, I got another phishing message about the card I had switch to. I don't get many phishing attempts on my phone and they've always been for banks or other services I don't even use. I'm really hoping it's just coincidence that I got 2 semi-believable attempts in a row because the alternative is that they're able to see what I'm doing in real-time.

nothis 5y ago

Why does T-Mobile have driver license information? Or social security numbers, for that matter?

travoc 5y ago
Mobile services extend a lot of credit to their customers.
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