News > Phones T-Mobile Gives an Update on its Cyberattack Investigation Personal information was indeed stolen By Cesar Cadenas Cesar Cadenas Twitter Writer California State University - Long Beach Cesar Cadenas has been writing about the tech industry since 2016 on a variety of topics like cryptocurrency, video games, the latest gadgets, and much more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on August 18, 2021 03:48PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr Twitter University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Phones Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming T-Mobile has provided an update to its ongoing cyberattack investigation on its Investors blog, confirming that customer data has been stolen. seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images The stolen data apparently included names, dates of birth, driver’s license information, and even Social Security numbers for about 7.8 million current postpaid customers, as well as over 40 million former or prospective customers who had applied for credit with the company. Phone numbers, account numbers, passwords and financial information was not compromised, the company said. Payment information like credit card numbers was not stolen either. T-Mobile also confirmed that 850,000 prepaid customers had their names, phone numbers, and PINs stolen, as well. The company is taking immediate steps to protect its customers who were affected by the cyberattack and has begun reaching out to them. T-Mobile already has reset the PINs for prepaid customers and encouraged others to reset them, as well. Marko Geber/Getty Images "We take our customers’ protection very seriously and we will continue to work around the clock on this forensic investigation to ensure we are taking care of our customers in light of this malicious attack," wrote T-Mobile on the Investor page. Affected customers will be given free identity protection with McAfee’s ID Theft Protection Service for two years. T-Mobile is recommending its customers to advantage of its Account Takeover Protection service. The access point that was used to gain entry has been closed. T-Mobile states it will continue the investigation and cooperate with law enforcement as it learns more about the attack. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit