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Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses

President Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers.

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What happened President Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers.
The headline split One side frames it as "Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and ho...". The other frames it as "Trump Mobile has exposed customers' personal data, including home addresses and phone num...".
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Left / center-leftTrump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses

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TechCrunchNews report · May 22, 2:30 PM

Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses

President Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers.

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The Guardian USNews report · May 23, 2:35 AM

Trump Mobile investigating potential exposure of would-be customers’ personal information

investigatingpotentialexposurewould-beinformation

Phone company launched by Donald Trump’s family says names and contact details appear to be affected, but not credit card or banking information A phone company launched by Donald Trump’s f...

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EngadgetNews report · May 22, 4:25 PM

Trump Mobile has exposed customers' personal data, including home addresses and phone numbers

exposeddataincludingaddresses

Trump Mobile admitted to the leak after people started finding that their information was publicly accessible.

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May 22, 2:30 PM: TechCrunch joined the source map.

May 22, 4:25 PM: Engadget joined the source map.

May 23, 2:35 AM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.