Mobilelink USA, the largest authorized Cricket Wireless dealer in the United States, has reportedly been breached by the Russian-linked ransomware group DragonForce. The attackers claim to have exfiltrated over 5TB of data from the company’s network, threatening to publish it unless their demands are met within approximately six days. Mobilelink’s extensive operations - spanning more than 550 stores across 21 states - and its role in supporting a major U.S. telecommunications customer base mean that the incident could expose vast amounts of sensitive customer data. This potentially includes personally identifiable information (PII) and financial records for millions of Cricket Wireless customers, considerably raising the risk of identity theft, fraud, and targeted phishing attacks.

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