Hackers Claim of Pilfering T-Mobile Confidential Information

According to a news published in SCMagazine on June 8, 2009, hackers have claimed that they pilfered the sensitive information of T-Mobile (Germany) and its customers, and are planning to put it on sale.

In a letter displayed on June 6, 2009 on the mailing list of Full Disclosure (an online discussion forum), it was said that the hackers had stolen everything, including T-Mobile's database, scripts, programs, confidential documents and financial documents till 2009.

Elucidating the method of hacking, Paul Davie, Founder of Secerno, a database security firm, said that if hackers had really infiltrated computer systems of T-Mobile, then they would probably have installed data stealing malware, as reported by SCMagazine on June 8, 2009.

He further added that no reaction from T-Mobile after the hoax had come into its notice made Davie to suspect that hackers might have some of the data in their hands. But he would be surprised if hackers have all that they are claiming of.

The letter sent to SCMagazine by hackers reveals that they are planning to sell the stolen data to the highest bidder. The letter also includes statement which says that hackers contacted to the T-Mobile competitors, but there was no positive response from them as the mails might have gone to wrong people. Therefore, they are planning to offer the data to the highest bidder.

As a proof, the letter comprises data dump of information which seems to be related to the corporate operations. Although the data is not sensitive, anything displayed is worth noticing.

Moreover, the letter doesn't have any name printed on it but there is an e-mail address pwnmobile@safe-mail.net. According to security experts, there are some doubts about the authenticity of the letter as the e-mail addressed mentioned in it is currently inactive. It might have been active but pressure from law enforcement agencies have led to its shutdown.

Meanwhile, T-Mobile officials state that the safety and security of systems and the protection of customers' information is the prime aim of T-Mobile. The company is investigating the present claim made by hackers, as reported by DataBreaches on June 8, 2009.

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