Customers say Trump Mobile is leaking their personal information
Trump Mobile, a cellphone provider associated with former President Trump, is reportedly leaking customer data, including personal information. YouTubers who ordered the company's T1 smartphone have claimed their data is exposed online. The company has not responded to inquiries about the data breach, leaving customers concerned about their privacy.
- ▪Customers of Trump Mobile are experiencing a data leak that exposes their mailing and email addresses.
- ▪YouTubers Coffeezilla and penguinz0 reported the issue after discovering their personal information was accessible online.
- ▪The data leak affects approximately 30,000 customers, significantly lower than the expected pre-order numbers.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Trump Mobile has exposed customers' personal data, including home addresses and phone numbers — Engadget
- ▪ Trump Mobile website loophole exposes customers' personal data — 'do not order unless you’re ready for your information to be leaked' — Tom's Guide
- ▪ Whoops! Trump Mobile seems to be leaking customer information — and order numbers might be far lower than previously estimated — TechRadar
- ▪ Trump Mobile Site Reportedly Exposing Customers' Private Data — Reddit
- ▪ Trump Mobile Site Reportedly Exposing Customers' Private Data — PCMag
- ▪ Trump Mobile may be leaking customer addresses — The Verge
- ▪ Trump Mobile is leaking customer info [video] — Youtube
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President Trump’s namesake cellphone provider and smartphone maker Trump Mobile is leaking customer data, including mailing addresses and email addresses, according to reports. On Tuesday, YouTubers Coffeezilla and penguinz0, who both said they ordered Trump Mobile’s gold-colored T1 phone, said they had been alerted by a researcher who found the exposed data online. “I know that because sadly I am one of those customers whose mailing address, email address, you know, everything short of credit card number is being leaked,” said Coffeezilla, who has risen to fame investigating crypto scams. “Do not order on trumpmobile.com unless you’re ready for your information to be leaked.
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