{"id":687989,"date":"2026-05-22T19:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687989\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:55:12","slug":"trump-mobile-may-or-may-not-tell-customers-it-exposed-their-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687989\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Mobile may or may not tell customers it exposed their data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"First look at new Trump Mobile T1 Phone smartphone (2)\"  alt=\"First look at new Trump Mobile T1 Phone smartphone (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779479710_594_First-look-at-new-Trump-Mobile-T1-Phone-smartphone-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Trump Mobile has acknowledged that it exposed customer data through public-facing webpages.<br \/>\nA spokesperson said the exposure was caused by an unnamed third-party platform.<br \/>\nThe company said it was evaluating whether it would inform customers about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets finally got their hands on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/trump-mobile-t1-phone-finally-shipping-3668476\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the elusive Trump Phone<\/a> earlier this week, revealing it to be a rebranded HTC U24 Pro. Right around the same time, YouTuber Coffeezilla shared that Trump Mobile\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/trump-mobile-customer-data-link-3668917\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was leaking customer data<\/a>, including phone numbers and even physical addresses. The company has now acknowledged that\u2019s the case, though it apparently hasn\u2019t decided whether to inform affected customers.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/05\/22\/trump-mobile-confirms-it-exposed-customers-personal-data-including-phone-numbers-and-home-addresses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TechCrunch<\/a>, Trump Mobile spokesperson Chris Walker told the outlet that the it\u2019s looking into how customer data, including email addresses, mailing addresses, and phone numbers, was made accessible through public-facing webpages. The spokesperson said the mishandling of customer data was somehow linked to an unspecified third-party platform used in \u201ccertain Trump Mobile operations,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_om\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768235233_196_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768235234_247_google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walker told\u00a0TechCrunch that no Trump Mobile systems had been breached, and that there was no evidence any customer\u2019s financial info was exposed. Per the report, Walker said that the company was weighing whether it needed to notify customers that their information may have been made public.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Mobile T1 is a customized, gold-colored HTC phone based on the U24 Pro. Initially pitched as a device \u201cproudly designed and built in the United States,\u201d it\u2019s now marketed as being \u201cassembled\u201d in the US. The phone costs $499 and is currently listed as available for pre-order with a $100 deposit.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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