List of security hacking incidents
In the month of August, T-Mobile experienced a data breach. According to reports, the breach resulted in the compromise of customer information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, IMEI and IMSI numbers, as well as ID information. It is estimated that around 50 million existing and potential customers may have been affected by this incident. Taking responsibility for the hack, a 21-year-old individual claimed to have successfully obtained almost 106GB of data from the renowned telecoms giant.