T-Mobile Data Breach

T-Mobile Data Breach, Tinder Identity Verification, Magnetic Stripe Phase Out

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T-Mobile suffers another data breach this time impacting 8 million customers, Tinder will start letting users verify their identity to help prevent “catfishing”, and Mastercard is finally phasing out magnetic stripes on their cards starting in 2024.

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T-Mobile says information of more than 8 million customers leaked in breach
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-says-hackers-stole-records-belonging-to-486-million-individuals/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/08/t-mobile-investigating-claims-of-massive-data-breach/

Tinder letting users verify their identity as platforms struggle with ways to limit abuse
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tinder-letting-users-verify-identity-102344644.html

8 Signs You Are Being Catfished
https://whatismyipaddress.com/catfish

Mastercard is phasing out magnetic stripes on its cards starting in 2024
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/17/22628455/mastercard-magnetic-stripe-phase-out-2024-2033

Checkout Skimmers Powered by Chip Cards
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/02/checkout-skimmers-powered-by-chip-cards/

All About Skimmers
https://krebsonsecurity.com/all-about-skimmers/

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