T-Mobile US exposes some customer data – but don't call it a breach

T-Mobile US has had another bad week on the infosec front – this time stemming from a system glitch that exposed customer account data, followed by allegations of another breach the carrier denied. According to customers who complained of the issue on Reddit and X, the T-Mobile app was displaying other customers' data instead …

[Sora2566]

Kids, here's the best advice you'll ever hear for avoiding cypto scams:

Don't buy crypto.

[Clausewitz4.0]

Is selling ok?

[lglethal]

Simplified Version - If you hear the word Crypto - It's a scam...

[Clausewitz4.0]

"Simplified Version - If you hear the word Crypto - It's a scam..."

Cryptography ain't a scam - Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman agree with me on that. Cryptocurrencies may be used to scam, but there are also more legitimate uses, like evasion from unfair sanctions.

[Alumoi]

Cryptocurrencies may be used for more legitimate uses, like evasion from government surveillance, but their main use is for parting fools from their money.

[Anonymous Coward]

If you rearrange the letters in the word “cryptocurrency”

You can spell: “your cash is very safe”.

And if you believe that, I have some crypto to sell you…

[Doctor Syntax]

So it's not a breach of security if you leak it yourself?

[Claptrap314]

Parse error

"legitimate cryptocurrency trading"

Care to try again?

[Anonymous Coward]

T-Mobile statement, edited for clarity

"There was no cyber attack or breach at T-Mobile," the telco assured us in an emailed statement. "[We just suck at our jobs.]"