T-Mobile says hackers stole about 7.8m postpaid customers' personal data

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T-Mobile says hackers stole about 7.8m postpaid customers' personal data

As it performs ongoing investigation into a cyberattack.

T-Mobile US said an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack on its systems revealed that some personal data of about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customers were compromised. The company was made aware of the attack late last week, it said in a statement, after an online forum claimed ...

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