T-Mobile data breach fine overview:ย
- Who: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States fined T-Mobile $60 million over a data breach the agency says occurred between August 2020 and June 2021.
- Why: The agency says T-Mobileโs failure to take appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized access to certain sensitive data during the incident violated a national security agreement it entered into in 2018 as part of its merger with Sprint.ย ย
- Where: Consumers nationwide use T-Mobile as a telecom provider.ย
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States fined T-Mobile $60 million in the wake of a data breach the agency determined occurred between August 2020 and June 2021.ย
The CFIUS says T-Mobile violated a national security agreement, which the telecom company entered in 2018 as part of its merger with Sprint, by failing to take appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized access to certain sensitive data during the incident.ย
The national security agreement was necessary due to the foreign ownership of the resulting post-merger entity, according to the CFIUS.ย
The agency determined T-Mobile also failed to promptly report some incidents of unauthorized access, which it says delayed its efforts to investigate and mitigate any potential harm.โ
โCFIUS concluded that these violations resulted in harm to the national security equities of the United States,โ the agency says.ย
T-Mobile says it is working with CFIUS to enhance compliance posture and obligations
T-Mobile is working with the CFIUS toโenhance its compliance posture and obligations, according to the agency, which says the company is also working with the United States to ensure compliance with its obligations going forward.ย
A spokesperson for T-Mobile, which completed its acquisition of Sprint in April 2020, reportedly says in a statement that the company is glad to have reached a resolution in the case and will continue working cooperatively with the U.S. government.ย
The spokesperson also says the penalty is the result of technical issues T-Mobile suffered following its merger with Sprint and maintains the incident was not a breach or intrusion and no bad actor was involved.
A consumer filed a class action lawsuit against T-Mobile in January 2023 over claims it failed to protect the private data of its customers during a separate data breach announced earlier that month.ย
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752 thoughts onT-Mobile fined $60M following data breach
I have been a T-MOBILE customer since transferred also, and no information yet from T-MOBILE.
I was definitely affected by T-Mobile data breach I was a customer last year and year before that and half of this year I even got the letter from T-Mobile about breach and they said that they were going to fix the issue and not to worry about it and tried to offer me some type of incentive which I forgot what it was , I have to look at letter again, thatโs if I can find it..
Think how our lives changed with this cell company
I have been with T-Mobile over 5 yrs. Please I would like to know.
I was av tmobile customer in 2020-2021. Was I affecred
I was affected in 2021 my information was taken from me and I lost stimulus checks because of my information stolen
I was a TMobil customer for over 5yrs and I never got any information on data breach. I would like to know if I was affected by it.
I am a t-mobile customer that came from Sprint. I have not received a letter or any information about the breach from them yet. I would like to know if I was affected as well
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ive been a tmobile customer since transferring from
sprint . i dont recall getting sny letter regarfing this but would like to
inquire if i was affected.
I am a t-mobile customer, but I have not yet received a letter or any information about the breach from them yet. I would like to know if I was affected by this. jn
I got hit in their third data breach. I didnโt receive a letter or a notice in my email they just posted a notice on my account and that was it. I had no idea it was there until the next time I had signed into my account. So far Iโve discovered two or three breaches from two or three different companies that Iโve used presently or in the past that Iโve not been alerted on any thing at all, including H&R Block. For some reason the only reason Iโm finding out about these breeches and these lawsuits is through Top Class Actions. The only remedy that T-Mobile provided was a company that you had to make an account for that would keep an eye on your credit in case of identity theft, monetary theft, or anything else. If your life does end up being destroyed because of these โbreachesโ thereโs no assistance for that, thereโs no reimbursement for that. I donโt have a better company right now that I can switch to that is going to be cheaper and still provide good service along with internet and service to my childrenโs watches that isnโt solely operated over the internet. If you could please give me a way to apply for this lawsuit I would appreciate it.
I was involved in this they sent me a letter saying my ssn drivers license and name was all exposed
Itโs pure garbage that a cell phone company even has a personโs ssn, driverโs license #, & more.