
However, potential initial entry points include a compromised user account or a customer management application, according to Bleeping Computer. The identity of the hacker and how they gained access remains a mystery. “By monitoring who is accessing these accounts and where and when they are being accessed, legitimate account holders can determine if their accounts are being used for illegitimate purposes and if their data is being used to access other personal and financial data.”
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One user said on Reddit that the company had provided an annual identity theft protection service after the compromise. “Both Mint Mobile and its users should be monitoring accounts to ensure that both phone connections, and other accounts using phone numbers as authorization or validation, remain free of interference,” Saryu Nayyar, CEO, Gurucul. Mint Mobile’s managing partner Rizwan Khan reportedly said that only the customers who received the data breach notification were affected.

“While we immediately took steps to reverse the process and restore your service, an unauthorized individual potentially gained access to some of your information, which may have included your name, address, telephone number, email address, password, bill amount, international call detail information, telephone number, account number, and subscription features.”
