The victims of last year's T-Mobile data breach are now at risk for identity theft. This is according to the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York.
Those whose data surfaced online have already been notified. The Office of the Atorney General has also already provided guidance on how people can protect themselves from falling victim to identity theft.
During the data breach last August, 54.6 million people had their personal data stolen. The hacker, who initially claimed they had the data of 100 million people, slammed T-Mobile for its poor security, which made it a lot easier for the data breach to happen.
T-Mobile Data Breach Victims at Risk for Identity Theft
Those who have become victims of last year's T-Mobile data breach are now facing another problem. They are now at risk for identity theft.
According to a report by Bleeping Computer, the warning was made by the Office of the Attorney General of the New York State after some of the data stolen last August went up on sale on the dark web. Concerned individuals have already been informed that there personal information had been found online.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said that "Information stolen in a massive data breach has fallen into the wrong hands and is circulating on the dark web."
The Attorney General has added that her office has offered guidance on how people can protect themselves from identity theft and advises that people follow it.
T-Mobile Data Breach
T-Mobile hit the headlines last August when the company confirmed that a data breach had taken place.
According to a previous iTech Post report, the hacker initially claimed that they were able to steal information of about 100 million users. T-Mobile eventually clarified this and said that the hacker was able to steal data of 54.6 million people, per Bleeping Computer.
The hacker behind the T-Mobile data breach even went on to criticize the company's "awful" security, which allegedly made it possible for the hack to happen.
How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
Identity theft is a risk that not only victims of the T-Mobile data breach face. Anyone who is not careful when it comes to personal and sensitive information especially in the digital world places themselves at risk.
So how do you protect yourself from this kind of threat?
According to the website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), one of the ways that you can keep yourself protected from identity theft is by securing all documents that have your personal information. Particularly, do not just share your Social Security Number with just anyone.
The FTC also recommends adding multi-factor authentication where possible and making sure that all your online accounts have strong passwords.
