Trump Mobile, the phone company launched by Donald Trump's family business, is investigating a potential security flaw on its website that may have exposed the personal details of around 27,000 people who sought to purchase a gold-coloured smartphone.
The company confirmed that names, email addresses, mailing addresses, order identifiers and mobile phone numbers of individuals who filled out preorder forms appeared to be exposed. However, it said there was no evidence that payment card information, banking details, Social Security numbers, call records or text messages had been compromised.
An Australian programmer with nearly 20 years of IT experience discovered the possible security flaw and reported it to Trump Mobile. Jonathan Soma, a programmer and professor at Columbia University, reviewed the code and noted that the website used a common e-commerce model, with a list of potential orders reaching 27,224. He added that the data included people who abandoned their carts before payment, so the actual number of preorders may be lower.
The security vulnerability comes nearly a year after the Trump Organization debuted the cellular service and smartphone product in June 2025, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The phones, initially promised to be manufactured in the US, experienced a 10-month delay before the company began distribution earlier this month.
Trump Mobile said additional safeguards and monitoring measures were now in place, and it urged customers to remain alert for suspicious communications. The company added that it would not ask customers to provide sensitive information through unsolicited messages.
