T-Mobile data breach News

T-Mobile Investigating Data Breach Involving 37 Million Accounts

U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said on Thursday it was investigating a data breach involving 37 million postpaid and prepaid accounts and that it expected to incur significant costs related to the incident. The company said it identified malicious activity on …

40 States Obtain $16M Settlements with Experian, T-Mobile Over Data Breaches

A coalition of 40 state attorneys general has obtained two multistate settlements for $12.67 million with credit data firm Experian concerning data breaches in 2012 and 2015 that compromised the personal information of millions of consumers nationwide. The attorneys general …

T-Mobile to Pay $350 Million in Settlement Over Massive Hacking

T-Mobile US Inc. agreed Friday to pay $350 million and spend an additional $150 million to upgrade data security to settle litigation over a cyberattack last year that compromised information belonging to an estimated 76.6 million people. The preliminary settlement …

T-Mobile Now Says Data Breach Affects More Than 50 Million Customers

T-Mobile US Inc. said on Friday an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million. The third largest …

Credit Firm Experian Dealing with Fallout from T-Mobile Customer Breach

Experian, the world’s biggest credit data firm, could face fines and class-action lawsuits as well as reputational damage from the data breach at its U.S. business, according to analysts covering the company. Experian’s shares fell about 4.5 percent to their …