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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Bernadette B. Tixon

Trump Mobile Confirms Customer Data Left Exposed Online After Repeated Warnings Were Met With 'Radio Silence'

Trump Mobile's gold-coloured T1 smartphone began shipping in May 2026, only to be immediately followed by news of a customer data exposure affecting home addresses, phone numbers and email details. (Credit: Screenshot/TrumpMobile.com)

Trump Mobile has confirmed that personal information belonging to thousands of its customers was left exposed online, admitting to the security lapse only after buyers and content creators repeatedly flagged the vulnerability — and were ignored. Company spokesperson Chris Walker said that Trump Mobile is investigating the exposure and has not found evidence that financial information was compromised. The company said there was no breach of Trump Mobile's network, systems, or infrastructure, attributing the exposure to a third-party platform provider that supports 'certain Trump Mobile operations' — though Walker declined to name the provider.

The data that had been left publicly accessible included customers' names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers, and order identifiers. Trump Mobile also confirmed in a statement that it found no evidence that financial data, Social Security numbers, passwords, or communication records were compromised — though the admission came only after the issue became public.

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