T-Mobile announced this week that “an unidentified malicious intruder” breached their network late last year and stole data on 37 million customers, including info on customers in the Shreveport area and throughout the ArkLaTex. Addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth were affected. They say that account passwords/PINs, bank account info and over government ID information wasn’t affected.
T-Mobile said it has notified law enforcement and federal agencies. According to the AP and KTAL News, In July, T-Mobile agreed to pay $350 million to customers who filed a class action lawsuit after the company disclosed in August 2021 that personal data including Social Security numbers and driver’s license info had been stolen. Nearly 80 million U.S. residents were affected.