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TL;DR
- Threat actor group “BYOD” published 3,615 customer records belonging to Trump Mobile subscribers on the dark web.
- Hackers allegedly gained entry via a remote access trojan (RAT) on an employee device at partner MVNO Liberty Mobile.
- Exposed files include sensitive personal details of active subscribers and abandoned checkout data. However, this does not include data from Trump Mobile T1 phone orders.
Trump Mobile has already faced intense scrutiny this year over steep price hikes on its T1 smartphone, questionable hardware specs, and shipping delays. Now, the controversial smartphone brand is facing another major crisis after a hacking group published personal records allegedly belonging to thousands of its customers on the dark web. According to the threat actors, the compromised data exposes virtually the entire brand’s active subscriber base.
As reported by Straight Arrow News (via PCMag), a hacking group operating under the moniker “BYOD” claimed responsibility for exfiltrating and dumping customer files containing details of 3,615 accounts. The exposed data allegedly includes customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, order histories, and plan cancellation records. Notably, the leak also allegedly contains the personal details of Eric Brunnett, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Trump Organization, which licenses its branding to the service.
