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Google Fi says customer data may have been stolen by hackers

Google Fi says customer data may have been stolen by hackers

Google has notified customers using its Google Fi cell service that their personal data may have been stolen in a recent cyberattack, which is believed to be in connection with a T-Mobile data breach earlier this month. In an email sent to Google Fi customers on Monday, obtained by Android Police, Google said that the cell network’s primary network provider had become aware of suspicious activity in a system containing Google Fi customer data.  Google Fi is an MVNO that uses T-Mobile’s… Source link

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Google Fi warns customers that their data has been compromised

Google Fi warns customers that their data has been compromised

Google has notified customers of its Fi mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service that hackers were able to access some of their information, according to TechCrunch. The tech giant said the bad actors infiltrated a third-party system used for customer support at Fi’s primary network provider. While Google didn’t name the provider outright, Fi relies on US Cellular and T-Mobile for connectivity. If you’ll recall, the latter admitted in mid-January that hackers had been taking data from… Source link

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T-Mobile’s data breach also hit Google Fi customers

T-Mobile’s data breach also hit Google Fi customers

T-Mobile suffered a massive data breach earlier in January, severely affecting close to 37 million customers. A lot of their sensitive personal data was compromised in this cyber attack. It now appears that the same breach also included customer data from Google Fi, which counts T-Mobile as one of its network providers. Recently, Google sent out an email to its Fi subscribers, informing them about the breach and how it affects their data with the MVNO. The company didn’t explicitly… Source link

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Google Fi Customer Data Part of T-Mobile’s Latest Data Breach

Google Fi Customer Data Part of T-Mobile’s Latest Data Breach

T-Mobile has had more data breaches in recent years than I can even count or keep track of, and the latest appears to have affected customers that aren’t even their own subscribers. Tonight, Google Fi is sharing information with customers about their data being accessed, thanks to their “primary network provider” noticing suspicious activity on a system they utilize. For those who aren’t familiar, Google Fi uses T-Mobile’s network for the majority of its connections. The… Source link

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Yandex data breach reveals source code littered with racist language

Yandex data breach reveals source code littered with racist language

Russian tech company Yandex has issued an apology after racial slurs were discovered in source code leaked in a recent data breach.   Several references to racial slurs, including the ‘N-word’, were found in the company’s source code last week.   A researcher first revealed the use of offensive terminology in a series of posts on Twitter on 26 January, sparking heavy criticism.   In a statement, Yandex told IT Pro that an initial investigation showed that the leaked code “appears to be… Source link

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