“In the forum post, they were offering data on 30 million people for 6 bitcoin, or around $270,000.”
T-Mobile confirmed the breach only after Motherboard reported the data was for sale. Its statement says it hasn’t determined whether customer data is involved. The seller says 100 million people. Social Security numbers don’t get reset like passwords, and the people who handed them over to get a phone plan are the ones stuck with it.