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Trump Mobile Customer Data Exposed Online

YouTubers Coffeezilla and penguinz0 reported that Trump Mobile is leaking customer email and mailing addresses. The company has not responded to alerts about the exposure. Only about 30,000 units appear to have been ordered so far.

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2 sources·May 20, 3:28 PM(9 days ago)·1m read
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YouTubers Coffeezilla and penguinz0 said Trump Mobile is leaking customer email addresses and mailing addresses. The two creators ordered the company's gold-colored T1 smartphone out of curiosity and were later contacted by a researcher who showed them their own personal information was publicly accessible online.

"I know that because sadly I am one of those customers whose mailing address, email address, you know, everything short of credit card number is being leaked," Coffeezilla said. Both YouTubers stated they were unable to reach anyone at the company after learning of the exposure.

"All of us have been met with radio silence," penguinz0 said. The researcher who discovered the data told the creators that attempts to contact Trump Mobile had also gone unanswered.

According to unique IDs in the leaked data, approximately 30,000 people ordered the T1 phone. That figure is far below earlier estimates of 590,000 pre-orders placed last year at a cost of $100 each. -made smartphone. " Some observers noted the phone resembles a two-year-old HTC model and carries an American flag graphic with only 11 stripes.

Mobile did not respond to a request for comment from TechCrunch. The data remains accessible online, and the YouTubers said the exposure was straightforward to locate.

Key Facts

30,000 orders
estimated from unique IDs in the leaked data
Email and mailing addresses
exposed for Trump Mobile customers
No company response
to alerts about the data exposure

Story Timeline

4 events
  1. Last year

    Trump Mobile announced the T1 smartphone with claims of U.S. manufacturing.

    1 sourceTechCrunch
  2. Last year

    Approximately 590,000 pre-orders were placed at $100 each.

    1 sourceTechCrunch
  3. Nine months after announcement

    NBC News obtained the device and reported changes in marketing language.

    1 sourceTechCrunch
  4. Tuesday

    YouTubers Coffeezilla and penguinz0 reported the customer data leak.

    1 sourceTechCrunch

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Affected customers face increased risk of phishing and unwanted contact.

  2. 02

    Trump Mobile may face regulatory scrutiny over data handling practices.

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Confidence score75%
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Word count217 words
PublishedMay 20, 2026, 3:28 PM

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