T-Mobile Customers’ Data in Peril After Experian Data Breach

Another prominent company has fallen victim to a data breach at the hands of hackers.  This time it is T-Mobile’s customer data, entrusted to Experian for credit review.  It is currently estimated that nearly 15 million customer records were compromised.  However, sometimes initial estimates related to data breaches can be under-reported and this could mean the 15 million projection could soon grow after further investigation.  There is no telling if there are more T-Mobile records that were implicated or if other customers that were serviced by Experian were affected.

This attack on the global leader in credit checks has now put its contract with T-Mobile in jeopardy.  T-Mobile CEO John Legere said, “I am incredibly angry about this data breach and we will institute a thorough review of our relationship with Experian.”  Now with holiday season almost upon us, an event like this could seriously impact T-Mobile’s customer growth for the year.  Recently, T-Mobile became the fastest growing mobile carrier in America, so there is a lot at stake with how the company handles this situation for their customers.

The next breach is just around the corner as hacker groups remain steadfast in searching for a backdoor to exploit in a company’s network.  Sadly, you can now add T-Mobile and Experian to the likes of Sony, Staples, Target, and Home Depot all of which having suffered at the hands of patient and relentless hackers.