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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday July 18 2019, @10:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the another-day-another-hack dept.

Sprint customer accounts were breached via a Samsung web page.

The hack occurred June 22, Sprint told its customers in a letter, and included details like first and last name, billing address, phone number, subscriber ID, account number, device type, device ID, monthly charges, account creation date, upgrade eligibility and any add-on services. It occurred via the Samsung "add a line" website. 

"No other information that could create a substantial risk of fraud or identity theft was acquired," Sprint said. The carrier added it has "taken appropriate action" to secure all accounts, and hasn't found any fraudulent activity resulting from the breach.

Sprint said it notified customers on June 25 of a PIN reset "just in case" their PIN had been compromised. In,[sic] Sprint was also breached via its Boost Mobile prepaid subsidiary -- it said hackers used Boost phone numbers and Boost.com PIN codes to gain access to Sprint accounts.

"Information such as customers' account Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) may have been compromised, however credit card and social security numbers are encrypted and were not compromised," Sprint told CNET in an emailed statement.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 18 2019, @06:31PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 18 2019, @06:31PM (#868614)

    "The carrier added it has "taken appropriate action" to secure all accounts,"

    as if you dumb ass suited whores know how to do that.