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For global companies, can we specify the countries affected? I don't see any details on this anywhere.
by brnt 5y ago
For global companies, can we specify the countries affected? I don't see any details on this anywhere.
- sofixa 5y agoThe article mentions social security numbers, so i assume the US. (Afaik the German and Austrian equivalents aren't usual referred to as SSN, although i might be mistaken)
- brnt 5y agoIn the Netherlands and France it's often translated as such.
- sofixa 5y agoIdk about the Netherlands, but the French one is absolutely not used for random identification - it's only purposes are taxes, health insurance/care, and pensions, so the only institutions who know it and can ask for it are related government things, your employer and medical staff. So a mobile operator having your social security number would be extremely weird.
- brnt 5y agoHence my confusion.
- lyx0 5y agoI'm a bit late but I contacted the Austrian equivalent (Magenta Telekom) about the breach and was told that the news about the breach only refers exclusively to the American T-Mobile US and that no Magenta Telekom customers (formerly T-Mobile Austria and UPC Austria) were affected. So the German branch should also be safe I assume.