The T-Mobile Data Breach is One You Can’t Ignore -

"Hackers claim to have obtained the data of 100 million people—including sensitive personal information."

Why this is important: Earlier this week, reports began leaking that T-Mobile had suffered a data breach related to 100 million people. According to the article, this may be the sixth breach T-Mobile has suffered in four years. What makes this breach different from most breaches being reported today is the amount of information about each person and the fact that it's collected and organized. News of the breach began when an unknown person started advertising on the dark web that the information was harvested and included names, physical addresses, phone numbers, Social Security Numbers, driver's license numbers and International Mobile Equipment Identity ("IMEI") numbers (a unique identifying number tied to each mobile device). While some of this information likely already has been compromised for many people, IMEI numbers likely have not. The fact that the compromised information ties a particular IMEI number to a specific person along with other identifying data about that person makes it easier for a threat actor to perpetrate a more sophisticated and authentic-looking SMS-based phishing attack or identity theft. T-Mobile has confirmed that an incident occurred and still is investigating whether it can confirm that any customer data was compromised. In the meantime, the individual claiming to have the data has offered a portion of it for sale for $280,000.