Trump Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach that exposed the data of 3,615 people, according to reports from PCMag in the Straight Arrow News. The breach reportedly included names, home addresses, emails, phone numbers and order information.
PCMag in the Straight Arrow News Contacted several individuals in the data set who confirmed that the leaked information was correct. The leaked data may include people who never fully signed up for Trump Mobile, one person said PCMag that they never managed to set up their account, but still gave the company their email address and phone number. There is also reportedly information related to Eric Brunnett, the chief information technology officer at the Trump Organization.
A hacking group called BYOD has claimed responsibility for the potential breach. One member said PCMag that they breached phone service by installing a remote access Trojan on an employee of Liberty Mobile — the carrier that runs Trump Mobile’s network. The group also claims to have access to the backend of the Trump Mobile website, according to reports Straight Arrow News.
The Verge contacted Trump Mobile with a request for comment but did not immediately hear back.