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Experian loses data again, 15M T-Mobile customers in danger

This isn't the first time Experian has exposed consumer records. Meanwhile, Patreon also loses customer data in a breach, and Android owners need to beware of a new bug.

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Experian failed 15 million T-Mobile customers, losing a treasure trove of sensitive data to hackers -- a dream for identity thieves.

To make it up to those affected, Experian is offering free credit monitoring. But you have to give Experian more information about you to get the service. CNET Update covers the absurdity, along with another hack at the donation site Patreon, and the dangers of the Stagefright 2.0 Android bug:

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