Trump Mobile customers' data dumped - and some never even received their gold device
BYOD claims to still have access to Trump Mobile’s systems, and told the publication that neither wireless provider used any form of multi-factor authentication. This could mean that the Trump family doesn’t eat its own dogfood.The leak does, however, include personal information about Eric Brunnett, vice president and chief information officer for the Trump Organization.
- ▪BYOD claims to still have access to Trump Mobile’s systems, and told the publication that neither wireless provider used any form of multi-factor authentication.
- ▪This could mean that the Trump family doesn’t eat its own dogfood.The leak does, however, include personal information about Eric Brunnett, vice president and chief information officer for the Trump Organization.
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| Publication time | Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:32:25 +0200 |
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