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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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