Over the weekend a
Channel Insider security blogger noticed a
post on insecure.org by hackers claiming to have compromised T-Mobile's network security. According to the post, the hackers claim (with supporting posted code) to have obtained T-Mobile databases, "confidental" (sic) documents", scripts and financial data -- which they say they're selling to the highest bidder. In a
statement, T-Mobile says they're "fully investigating the matter," and will contact T-Mobile users should the claims prove valid. Security analysts have spent the last 48 hours or so trying to determine whether the claim is a hoax.
In June, T-Mobile launched their
Hotspot@Home UMA service, which lets users
"seamlessly" (depending who you ask) transfer calls between their cellular network and Wi-Fi. Hotspot@Home costs T-Mobile users $19.99 per month for a single line (there is a $10 introductory rate currently running) or $24.99 per month for up to five lines.
