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Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses
Key takeaways
- Phone provider Trump Mobile has confirmed that it was exposing customers’ names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers, and order identifiers to the open internet.
- Chris Walker, a spokesperson for the Trump-branded phone maker, told Tech Crunch that the company is investigating the exposure and has not found evidence that content or financial information spilled online.
- The spokesperson said that the exposure was linked to a third-party platform provider that supports “certain Trump Mobile operations.” Walker did not name the provider.
Phone provider Trump Mobile has confirmed that it was exposing customers’ names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers, and order identifiers to the open internet.
Chris Walker, a spokesperson for the Trump-branded phone maker, told Tech Crunch that the company is investigating the exposure and has not found evidence that content or financial information spilled online. The company said there was no breach of Trump Mobile’s network, systems, or infrastructure.
The spokesperson said that the exposure was linked to a third-party platform provider that supports “certain Trump Mobile operations.” Walker did not name the provider.
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