Why the T-Mobile Data Breach is One of the Worst Yet

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T-Mobile experienced a data breach that resulted in hackers obtaining the personal information of tens of millions of their current and former customers. The data includes names, addresses, social security numbers, driver's license numbers, government identification numbers, and other data including individual device identifiers. The implications for sim swapping and other attacks are profound and the risk will extend long past the two years of identity theft protection the company is offering. Subscribe for more ! http://lon.tv/s VIDEO INDEX: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Overview 01:23 - What Was Leaked 04:35 - What Is T-Mobile Doing to Help Impacted Customers? 07:04 - SIM Swap Concern 08:09 - TIP: Turn off SMS Authentication Everywhere 10:28 - TIP: Have I Been Pwned to Check Risk Level? 12:36 - Supporter Thank Yous 12:59 - Helping The Channel 13:15 - My Other Channels 14:13 - Conclusion Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras Join the Facebook group to connect with me and other viewers!  http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our Facebook Group! http://lon.tv/facebookgroup Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip! http://lon.tv/support or contribute via Venmo! lon@lon.tv Follow me on Facebook! http://facebook.com/lonreviewstech Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/lonseidman Catch my longer interviews and wrap-ups in audio form on my podcast! http://lon.tv/itunes http://lon.tv/stitcher or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lon-seidman/support