Freedom Mobile is warning customers about a privacy breach that exposed personal details for what the company says was a limited number of users.

The carrier said it first spotted “unauthorized activity” on October 23 involving its customer account management system. According to the company, a third party got in by using the account of an unnamed subcontractor.

Freedom says it moved quickly once the activity was detected. The company said it blocked the suspicious accounts and IP addresses and added new security protections. “At Freedom Mobile, we take the protection of personal information very seriously,” said the notice published on December 3 on the company’s website.

The information that was viewed includes a customer’s first and last name, home address, date of birth, phone numbe

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