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T-Mobile Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: Stephen J.Vash lodged a class action lawsuit against T-Mobile on behalf of himself and 100 million of the company’s customers.
- Why: Vash alleges T-Mobile failed to properly secure and protect his and other Class Members private information from a recent data breach.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in a Georgia federal court.
T-Mobile failed to properly secure the personal and private information of its customers, directly leading to a massive data breach, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
The T-Mobile data breach class action lawsuit comes on the heels of the mobile telecommunication company announcing on Monday that a cyber attack had potentially affected 100 million of its customers.
Lead plaintiff Stephen J. Vash claims T-Mobile betrayed the trust of himself and other members of the proposed nationwide Class by failing to properly secure the sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) they were required to provide upon signing up with the company.
“T-Mobile disregarded the rights of Plaintiff and other members of the proposed class by intentionally, willfully, recklessly, or negligently failing to take and implement adequate and reasonable measures to ensure that the PII of Plaintiff and other members of the proposed Class was safeguarded,” states the data breach class action lawsuit.
T-Mobile Failed to Protect Customer Information
Vash claims he and other Class Members had to provide T-Mobile with personal and private information such as last names, birthdates, physical addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers, among other information.
T-Mobile should have anticipated the possibility of a cyber attack and was negligent in allowing the data breach to occur, claims the class action lawsuit.
The company also failed to “sufficiently monitor, audit and update its cybersecurity procedures and patch maintenance; and timely detect the Data Breach, mitigate harm, and notify consumers of the Data Breach,” states the T-Mobile class action lawsuit.
Vash alleges T-Mobile put him and others at risk of substantial harm or inconvenience by allowing the data breach to occur, including identity theft and fraud. The plaintiff says that those affected by the T-Mobile data breach will also have to spend time and money protecting their information from cybercriminals.
The plaintiff is seeking actual damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, along with restitution, reimbursement for attorney costs and expenses, and declaratory and injunctive relief.
Wawa employees and customers affected by a data breach came closer to securing a settlement with the brand earlier this month after a Pennsylvania federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $12 million settlement.
Were you affected by the recent T-Mobile data breach? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by John C. Herman, Peter M. Jones, and Carlton Jones of Herman Jones LLP.
The T-Mobile Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit is Vash v. T-Mobile US, Inc., Case No. 1:21-cv-03384, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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131 thoughts onT-Mobile Negligent, Reckless in Failure To Prevent Data Breach, Says Class Action
I have also been affected by this breach. My SSN is been used to open up all kinds of accounts. Somebody even bought brand new phones and accessories from T Mobile under my name. This is ridiculous. I want to be a part of this class action law suit.
Same thing happened to me! Found out my SS# was exposed on the dark web. So far they have attached different addresses to my name in California. They have tried to open a American Express in my name. Now they are money laundering with my NAME on a bank account that I have never associated with I never got a email or anything from TMobile. They are so quick to send emails out on sales on products. But slow as shit to send out any reminders on our information being breached. Please include me in this lawsuit. I have frozen my credit. But my Experian got compromised by them to unfreeze everything. Basically these last couple of months have been hell.
My ssn beached on the web received notification by email. Please include me in the lawsuit
Please include me in this Lawsuit. My Social Security was found on the Dark web due to this data breech
Just got an email that all my information was posted on the dark web and someone used my identity from T-Mobile data breach how can I be added because never had an T-Mobile account
Outstanding account balance from T-Mobile is on my credit report that’s is not mine also my SSN and driver’s license number are breached on the dark web. I know My network connection is also Compromised man in the middle attack I gather. Not sure what to do or who to go to about all of this that is happening to my identity.
My social security number was found on the dark web from this security breach. I’m now battling late payment charges from a company named Kenfer LLC.
I got an email from IDnotify detected a match to your Social Security Number. Breached Site: t-mobile.com – breach occurred in Aug, 2021. I have called t mobile and they said they would send me an email but never did! After I’ve been getting my accounts hacked like Amazon. I need to join this. Please contact me asap. My drivers license was also compromised.
I got a dark web alert from September 2021, please add me.
Please add me, I was just informed that my ss# is on the dark web because of Tmobile’s data breach on August 2021. Thanks
Pleaae add me. My personal info and id were stolen.