Trump Mobile Leaks Customers’ Data and the Phone Isn’t Even Out Yet
Trump Mobile has confirmed a significant data leak affecting its customers, revealing personal information on the open web. The leak was attributed to a third-party vendor, and while the security vulnerability has been patched, concerns remain about customer notification. The phone's launch has faced delays, and pre-order numbers appear to be lower than expected.
- ▪Trump Mobile has leaked customer information, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
- ▪The data leak was confirmed by a spokesperson for Trump Mobile and was caused by a third-party platform.
- ▪The security vulnerability that exposed customer data has reportedly been patched.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 18:45:07 +0000 |
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It has an American flag design with just 11 stripes (the real flag has 13) and isn’t built in the U.S. as originally advertised, but the Trump phone is finally here. Almost. Not quite, actually, according to The Verge. But that’s not even the big news of the day. The news is that Trump Mobile has leaked customer information, and the company finally confirmed it. YouTuber Coffeezilla was the first to report this week that his and every other Trump Mobile customer’s information had been leaked. He was contacted by a security researcher who just wanted to give him a heads up that, with the exception of his credit card, basically everything he’d handed over to Trump Mobile was available on the open web.
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