Wireless network operator T-Mobile revealed that a security incident might have exposed the personal information of some of its customers.
In a statement posted on its website, T-Mobile said that its security teams had discovered an instance of “malicious, unauthorized access” to some of its prepaid wireless account holders’ information.
The notice clarified that the security incident had not exposed affected customers’ financial data, Social Security Numbers or passwords. But it did say that the event might have compromised customers’ names and billing addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, rate plans and features.
T-Mobile took responsibility for the incident in its statement:
We take the security of your information very seriously and have a number of safeguards in place to protect your personal information from unauthorized access. We truly regret that this incident occurred and apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you.