Tag Archives: John Binns

T-Mobile Customers Affected from 2021 Breach Will Soon Receive Settlement Money

Remember the massive breach in 2021 that exposed the names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers of almost 76 million T-Mobile customers? T-Mobile will soon be releasing the payments for affected customers.  After the breach, T-Mobile agreed to pay a $350 million settlement in 2022 that affected customers claimed for not protecting their information. Although the settlement does not indicate that T-Mobile admitted its mistake, it’s one option for the company to avoid … [read full article]

Man Behind 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach Finally Arrested

Ever wondered what happened to cybercriminals? Unlike what we see on TV and the movies, they don’t exactly live happily ever after their crimes. But in the case of John Binns, the man behind the 2021 T-Mobile data breach, his taste for freedom is about to run out.  After hacking T-Mobile’s systems in 2021, Binns bragged about how he was able to do it with the Un-carrier’s awful security. While the 24-year-old American pretended like that was … [read full article]

T-Mobile facing at least 3 lawsuits from recent hack

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We’ve got the latest scoop on the T-Mobile hacking incident from a few weeks ago. As it turns out, T-Mobile will be facing a series of class action lawsuits filed by at least three customers. The customers accused the company of negligence after their personal data were exposed by hackers.  The three lawsuits have been filed in a district court, each demanding jury trials. Out of the … [read full article]

Hacker comes forward, insults T-Mo’s ‘awful’ security

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T-Mobile continues to conduct its research into the recent customer data breach. And so far, the Un-Carrier has discovered that the information of over 50 million customers have been compromised. To add insult to the injury, a hacker who claims to be responsible for the attack has stepped up and called T-Mobile’s security “awful.” The hacker, named John Binns, apparently went on [read full article]