More security news • • • • In a statement, the telecommunications giant that a recent 'incident' may have given a cyberattacker brief access to customer records. On August 20, T-Mobile staff detected an unauthorized entry into the company's network. While the intrusion was rapidly shut down, customer names, billing ZIP codes, phone numbers, email addresses, account numbers, and account types are believed to be involved in the data breach. 'Our cyber-security team discovered and shut down an unauthorized access to certain information, including yours, and we promptly reported it to authorities,' T-Mobile says. 'None of your financial data (including credit card information) or social security numbers were involved, and no passwords were compromised.'

, a T-Mobile spokesperson said the cybersecurity incident affected roughly 3 percent of its 77 million customers, or approximately 2 - 2.5 million customers. The company has also not revealed any thoughts behind who may be behind the intrusion, beyond the belief that the threat actors were 'international.' T-Mobile says that all affected customers have, or soon will be, notified. 'We take the security of your information very seriously and have a number of safeguards in place to protect your personal information from unauthorized access,' the company added. 'We truly regret that this incident occurred and are so sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you.' CNET: This is not the first time this year that T-Mobile's cybersecurity practices have come under scrutiny. In May, researchers in T-Mobile's website which allowed anyone to access the personal data of customers using only a phone number.

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