A data breach has been verified by Google Fi, the company that runs Google’s mobile network, and it’s likely connected to the recent security failure at T-Mobile that allowed hackers to obtain the personal information of millions of users.
The principal network provider for Google Fi recently alerted the firm that there had been suspicious behavior pertaining to a third-party support system storing a “small quantity” of Google Fi customer data, according to an email issued to consumers on Monday and obtained by TechCrunch.
The timing of the alert and the fact that Google Fi uses T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular to connect to the internet raise the possibility that the breach is related to the most recent T-Mobile hack read the complete article Google Fi says hackers accessed customers information.