Boost Mobile

Boost Mobile

On May 9, 2019, the California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Boost Mobile (Sprint Corporation). The breach occurred on March 14, 2019, and involved unauthorized access to customer accounts through phone numbers and PIN codes. The number of affected individuals is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-147075

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/boost-mobile

"id": "boo829072725",
"linkid": "boost-mobile",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2019",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Telecommunications',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Boost Mobile (Sprint Corporation)',
                        'type': 'Telecommunications Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Customer Account Information'},
 'date_detected': '2019-05-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-05-09',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to customer accounts through phone '
                'numbers and PIN codes.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Customer Account Information'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phone Numbers and PIN Codes'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2019-05-09',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Boost Mobile Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Weak Authentication'}
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