Wireless carrier Mint Mobile has been targeted by attackers who grabbed subscribers’ personal information including name, address, telephone number, email address, password, bill amount, international call detail information, telephone number, account number and subscription features.
The information about this breach originally comes via a Reddit post which presents a screenshot of a message that was sent out to affected Mint Mobile subscribers. The breach allegedly occurred between June 8 and June 10 of 2021.
A company representative stated that they “took steps to reverse the process” but the damage was already done. Mint Mobile recommends that subscribers monitor their account statements and any other accounts that use the same phone number for suspicious activity and to change your password. If you used the same password for your Mint Mobile account that you did for other accounts, it’s important you change those too.
Whether you’re knowingly part of an affected breach or not it still helps to check HaveIBeenPwned.com every once in a while. HaveIBeenPwned is a tool where you can check if your information has been compromised. Just visit the site and enter your email address or phone number and then select the pwned? button. The site also has news on known breaches past and present.