A hack at T-Mobile has resulted in the theft of up to two million customers' data, including name, zip code, phone number, email address and account number. The hack leaves customers vulnerable to phishing, account take-over, spam and identity theft. The hack highlights a "systemic malaise" impacting society, as illustrated by the Analytica Cambridge scandal, and it is unclear how this can be tackled, said Charls van der Walt, security chief at SecureData. The problem will take years or decades to fix, requiring political will and commitment from government, business and the security industry, he added.
A hack at T-Mobile has resulted in the theft of up to two million customers' data, including name, zip code, phone number, email address and account number. The hack leaves customers vulnerable to phishing, account take-over, spam and identity theft. The hack highlights a "systemic malaise" impacting society, as illustrated by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and it is unclear how this can be tackled, said Charls van der Walt, security chief at SecureData. The problem will take years or decades to fix, requiring political will and commitment from government, business and the security industry, he added.