Comments on: T-Mobile investigates possible security breach

An anonymous poster sends a message to the mailing list Full Disclosure claiming to have stolen T-Mobile customer and confidential company information.

[Michichael]

Wouldn't surprise me.

[gerrrg]

I wonder if EPIC will actually mention this?

[globalist_agenda]

Another reason to use pre-paid. You give the carriers your SSN, drivers license, birthdate, address, etc. just to get mobile service to send tweets? Are you nuts? Why don't you just put a sign on your door that says "Steal my stuff."?

[JCPayne]

There is NO reason for Mobile carriers to have social security numbers etc. on Laptops. All they need is to verify your information when you sign up. And retrieve it if you don't pay your bill and they have to cancel your account. The T-Mobile is completely liable here. That info should be on computers not connected to the Internet.

[globalist_agenda]

The pukes at Verizon wanted my SSN when they bought out AT&T wireless. I said hell no. I went with T-Mobile pre-paid and never looked back. Just say NO to corporate oligarchs knowing your life history. They are slime who will sell their mothers for a dime. If the president of Verizon will tell me HIS SSN then I will think about telling him mine.

[gordon_geeko]

Outsourcing can fix everything. They should just hire some hackers to track them down and hire some ex-Navy Seal or Delta Force private military contractors to apprehend them and render them to the nearest CIA interrogation site.

[johnfranks1234]

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We keep a few copies kicking around - it would be a bit much to expect outside agencies to purchase it on our say-so. But, particularly when entertaining bids for projects, we ask potential solutions partners to review relevant parts of the book, and it ensures that these agencies understand our values and practices.

The author, David Scott, has an interview here that is a great exposure: http://businessforum.com/DScott_02.html

The book came to us as a tip from one of our interns who attended a course at University of Wisconsin, where the book is in use; I like to pass along things that work, in the hope that good ideas continue to make their way to me. I hope you can make use of this info...

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