Customer information tied to orders for Trump Mobile’s gold-colored T1 smartphone was exposed online due to a security flaw involving a third-party platform provider. The issue was reported after researchers contacted YouTubers who found customer details accessible. Exposed data reportedly included names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and order identifiers. A spokesperson said payment card information, banking information, Social Security numbers, call records, text messages, and other highly sensitive financial data were not involved. The company stated additional safeguards and enhanced monitoring were implemented by the third-party provider while the matter continued. The incident followed recent announcements that the gold MAGA-themed T1 Phone had begun shipping after delays.
"Trump Mobile, the wireless company tied to President Donald Trump, is under fire after customer information was exposed online through a major security flaw linked to a third-party platform provider. The issue came to light on Tuesday after YouTubers Stephen Findeisen and Charles Christopher White Jr published videos about the vulnerability, claiming a researcher had contacted them after discovering customer details tied to orders for the company's gold-colored T1 smartphone were accessible online."
"Findeisen said he decided to go public after receiving no response from Trump Mobile. 'There's a public interest in letting people know: Do not order on TrumpMobile.com unless you're ready for your information to be leaked. It's basically that bad,' he said. A Trump Mobile spokesperson confirmed the incident to the Daily Mail, saying: 'We are aware of recent public reports regarding the potential exposure of limited customer information associated with a third-party platform provider that supports certain Trump Mobile operations.'"
"The spokesperson said the exposed information appeared to include names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers and order identifiers, suggesting hackers may have accessed an outside vendor's system rather than directly breaching Trump Mobile's own network. '[It] does not appear to involve Trump Mobile payment card information, banking information, Social Security numbers, call records, text messages, or other highly sensitive financial data,' the spokesperson added."
"The incident comes just days after Trump Mobile announced its gold MAGA-themed T1 Phone was finally shipping to customers following months of delays. Last week, the company said its $499 smartphone had 'arrived' and that roughly 590,000 customers who paid $100 deposits would begin receiving shipping updates. 'Out of an abundance of caution, our third-party platform provider has implemented additional safeguards and enhanced monitoring measures while the matter continues"
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