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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753 thoughts onT-Mobile fined $60M following data breach
what do you expect from a German company? probably sold the account info for $1 billion, claim they got hacked, then pay back $200 million top brass gets $800 million profit. so when is the actual settlement gonna happen? add me foo
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Please add me Iโve had Metro by T-Mobile for years and my information has been found on the web. Between ADT, T-Mobile, and AT&T I have had so many problems with my information being stolen, people hacking into my accounts changing my passwords Iโm absolutely disgusted!
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O joy of a 3000$ bill and the phone number and iCloud password changed all my data passwords and everything else stolen.. and now my credit score is trashed by a crappy t mobile company refusing to fix. I have no clue how to get my account back and my credit and how much money was stolen from my name
I received the letter about the breach. What do we do now!!
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I recieved a letter from t-mobile about the breach and possible identity theft.
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This companyhas really not cared about the customers personal infomation. Whom we trust because tbey state they will protect our infor.ation but let it get stolen and be used. y so.eone unknown.. So they should. be punished. Add me to the case. I am a T mobile custo.mer for years.
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Yes received a letter from them twice now.
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