Hacker calls T-Mobile's security 'awful' after stealing data on 54M customers

A hacker who claimed responsibility for the recent intrusion of T-Mobile's servers called the company's security protocols "awful," saying he gained accessed to the records of tens of millions of people through a publicly exposed router.

Earlier in August, T-Mobile reported a breach it said impacted some 47.8 million customers, with that number ballooning to well over the 50 million mark last week. Separate troves contained the names, birth dates, social security numbers, driver's license and ID information, and IMEI and IMSI data of current, former and prospective customers.T-Mobile's latest reports indicate data on more than 54 million customers was stolen.

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