Cyber threat analyst, @Bank_Security, has spotted on a popular hacking forum, a hacker who claims to be selling a database belonging to mobile service provider, Ho mobile.
Ho mobile is an Italian service offered by Vodafone Enabler Italia, an Italian virtual mobile operator.
The security discovered the advertisement for the sale of the database during routine monitoring and then decided to warn users, as there is a high risk of SIM Swapping attacks.
The database reportedly includes 2,500,000 customer records and other data that can be exploited by hackers for attacks.
The hacker-seller shared a sample of 10 Ho Mobile customer data to show what data was exposed. The entire database is available for sale, but the criminal has not yet set a price. He is awaiting an offer from a potential buyer.
At present, the authenticity of the data.
“Privacy is a very important issue these days. Unfortunately, there are data breaches every day, but when this data can be used to commit banking fraud through sim swapping, phishing or vishing, it becomes an even bigger problem.” According to the security researcher, companies . need to invest more in cybersecurity because they are very likely to fall victim to a data breach
However, Ho Mobile issued a public statement stating that the company has no evidence of unauthorized, mass access to its IT infrastructure:
“Regarding some things published by the press, Ho Mobile has no evidence of mass access to its IT systems , which could put customer data at risk.“.
Source: Securityaffairs.co
