@mgr said in T-Mobile database breach affecting 100 million customers (Social Security, Driver's License, IMEI numbers, etc.):
This may be a dumb question, but why (and how) does T-Mobile have people’s Soc. Sec numbers?
From a Forbes site in 2013:
“For any service that requires T-Mobile to extend credit, we require some personal information so we can confirm your identity, run credit reports and ensure we send bills to the right address,” said Glenn Zaccara, a T-Mobile spokesman. “This includes name and address, as well as your Social Security number, which are required by credit agencies to run a credit report. For prepaid accounts, neither name/address nor SSN is required.”