Telus-Owned Koodo Mobile Announces Data Breach, Stolen Info for Sale

guest · Mar 6, 2020

Telus-Owned Koodo Mobile Announces Data Breach, Stolen Info for Sale
March 6, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...e-announces-data-breach-stolen-info-for-sale/

Telus-owned Koodo Mobile has suffered a data breach after their systems were hacked and customer data from August and September 2017 was stolen by the attackers.

According to a data breach notification email from Koodo Mobile that was seen by BleepingComputer, their systems were hacked on February 13th, 2020, and an unauthorized person stole customer data from August and September 2017 that contains mobile account numbers and telephone numbers.

"What happened: On February 13, 2020, an unauthorized third party using compromised credentials accessed our systems and copied August/September 2017 data that included your mobility account number and telephone number. It is possible that the information exposed has changed since 2017, in which case your current information is not compromised," the email stated.
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Koodo customer data being sold online
The email goes on to say that Koodo Mobile has found evidence that the stolen customer information is being sold online, but feels their Port Protection feature will protect their customer's mobile number from being used for fraudulent purposes.

"We have found evidence that the unauthorized third party is offering the information for sale on the dark web. With port protection in place, we do not believe that your information could be used for any fraudulent purposes. [...]"
They then contradict themselves later in the notification by saying that affected users should not use their mobile number for two-factor authentication due to this data breach.

Affected users should also be on the lookout for mobile SMS phishing (smishing) scams that pretend to be Koodo and utilize information obtained from this breach.
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