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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Catie McLeod

Trump Mobile investigating potential exposure of would-be customers’ personal information

The T1 Trump Mobile smartphone.
Trump Mobile says an investigation is under way into the potential security issue affecting ‘certain customer details’. It coincides with the company beginning to distribute its bespoke T1 smartphones. Photograph: Trump Mobile

A phone company launched by Donald Trump’s family business is investigating a potential security flaw on its website that appears to have exposed the personal details of an estimated 27,000 people who sought to buy a gold-coloured smartphone.

Trump Mobile said in a statement that it was investigating the issue – “with the assistance of independent cybersecurity professionals” – in which the full names, addresses and phone numbers of people who filled out preorder forms appeared to be exposed.

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