Salt Mobile Dataset Claim Covers 1,090,000+ Customer Records
A forum actor using the handle "SaltMobile" is offering what they claim is a scraped customer dataset associated with Salt Mobile, a Swiss telecommunications provider. The listing states that the dataset contains more than 1.09 million records and includes names, dates of birth, street addresses, house numbers, ZIP/NPA codes, cities, countries, complete addresses, email addresses, up to three telephone-number fields, telephone counts and timestamps. The post includes visible sample rows containing customer identity, contact and address information and warns readers about another seller allegedly reusing the actor's samples. The claim is unverified.
▣Post details
!What the post claims
- 1,090,000+ customer records
- Customer IDs
- Full names
- Dates of birth
- Street names
- House numbers
- ZIP / NPA codes
- Cities
- Countries
- Complete postal addresses
- Email addresses
- Telephone 1
- Telephone 2
- Telephone 3
- Number of telephones
- Timestamps
- Dataset allegedly scraped
- Samples published in the listing
- Dataset offered for sale
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☷Mapped techniques
The actor describes the dataset as scraped but does not explain the specific collection method, access path or source system. The mapping below is therefore kept broad.
- Collection T1213 Data from Information Repositories Inferred The advertised material is a large structured customer dataset containing identity, contact and address fields, which is consistent with collection from a customer-information repository or comparable business data source.
⚠Potential impact
If authentic, the combination of names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers and full home addresses could expose affected customers to targeted phishing, SIM-swap attempts, account impersonation and identity-based fraud. Telecommunications-themed scams could be made more convincing using accurate customer contact information and address details, while multiple telephone fields may help actors associate additional numbers with the same individual. The scale of the claimed dataset increases the potential for automated abuse and broad resale or redistribution.
iStatus Unverified
The forum listing provides a specific record count, a field list and visible sample rows. The actor states that the Salt Mobile data was scraped, but does not provide technical details explaining how the records were collected or whether the dataset represents current customers, historical customers or a mixture of both. Dark Web Informer has not independently verified the authenticity, completeness, source or stated 1.09 million-record size of the alleged Salt Mobile dataset.
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