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What Is The Massive T-Mobile Breach
The breach happened to be a very experienced gentleman that hacked into the servers of T-Mobile to access some U.S confidential emails and files, obtain customers' passwords and Social Security numbers, and download candid photos taken by Sidekick users, including Hollywood celebrities.
“According to court records the massive T-Mobile breach first came to the government's attention in March 2004, when a hacker using the online moniker "Ethics" posted a provocative offer on muzzfuzz.com, one of the crime-facilitating online marketplaces being monitored by the Secret Service as part of Operation Firewall.” ( Google\ Tmobile.com)
The servers were easy to access because T-Mobile did not operate with firewalls and codes to help keep hackers from
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