Google Fi suffers data breach following T-Mobile hack

Google LLC has informed customers of Google Fi, the company’s mobile virtual network operator service, that their data may have been breached due to “suspicious activity relating to a third party system that contains a limited amount of Google Fi customer data.” The email to customers did not name who the third party was, referring only to a “primary network provider for Google Fi.” However, it’s not hard to work out who the third party was. As an MVNO, Google Fi uses other carriers to provide cellphone and data access to its customers.  The largest provider of mobile services to Google Fi is T-Mobile USA Inc., which disclosed yet-another breach affecting 37 million customers on Jan.

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