Trump Mobile data breach may affect far more than its own customers
Trump Mobile has confirmed a data breach that exposed personal information of its customers. The company is investigating the incident, which it attributes to a third-party platform provider. There are concerns that the breach may affect many more individuals beyond just Trump Mobile customers.
- ▪Trump Mobile exposed customers' names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers, and order identifiers to the open internet.
- ▪The company stated that there is no evidence that financial information was compromised.
- ▪Trump Mobile is currently deciding whether to inform customers about the breach.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Trump Mobile data breach may affect far more than its own customers Séamus Bellamy 11:38 am Mon May 25, 2026 A sticker of the Southpark Trump/"Relax Guy" meme that I got for Christmas. Photo: Jennifer Sandlin As Rob mentioned on Friday, the Trump phone can't be found in the wild: the only models out there, as far as any outlet can see, were the units sent to nerds like me for review. But to make up for it, the company selling the things thought they'd do the Trump family's customers a solid by releasing a shitload of personal data. It's nice to do business with folks as thoughtful as that. From TechCrunch: Phone provider Trump Mobile has confirmed that it was exposing customers' names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers, and order identifiers to the open internet.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Boing Boing.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Boing Boing
