T-Mobile Denies Alleged Data Breach

A message posted on a security forum raised concerns of a possible data breach at T-Mobile, but the company says it never happened. A group claiming to have hacked the cellular service provider claimed to have a massive amount of stolen information and was offering it for sale.

“We have everything — their databases, confidential documents, scripts and programs from their servers, financial documents up to 2009,” read the message on the Full Disclosure message board. “We are offering them for the highest bidder.”

To prove their claim they showed information related to the company’s operating systems, IP addresses, and software vendors. It’s not yet certain if the message is telling the truth. Full Disclosure claims that the majority of the posts made on its site are hot air,  and T-Mobile seems to concur:

          “Following a recent online posting that someone allegedly accessed T-Mobile servers, the company is conducting a thorough investigation and at this time has found no evidence that customer information, or other company information, has been compromised. Reports to the contrary are inaccurate and should be corrected. T-Mobile continues to monitor this situation and as a precaution has taken additional measures to further ensure our customers’ information and our systems are protected. As is our standard practice, customers can be assured if there is any evidence that customer or system information has been compromised, we would inform those affected as quickly as possible”, said a company spokesperson.

Interestingly, no one seems to be able to contact the hackers who are offering the stolen data for sale. Emails sent to them by reporters received no response.