![]() TMobile data security mobile cyberattack smartphone View all 154. Tap the link in our bio for more details. The T-Mobile data breach exposed customers’ names, birthdates, addresses, Social Security numbers, contact information, government IDs and T-Mobile accounts PINs. ![]() T-Mobile said it expects to record a total pre-tax charge of roughly $400 million in the second quarter of this year. The breach is one of at least four to hit the company since 2015. ![]() It reported having a total of 102.1 million U.S. T-Mobile, based in Bellevue, Wash., became one of the country’s largest cellphone service carriers, along with AT&T and Verizon, after acquiring rival Sprint in 2020. The hacker who is taking responsibility for breaking into T-Mobile US Inc.’s systems said the wireless company’s lax security eased his path into a cache of records with personal details on. In addition to Social Security numbers, other information breached included names and information from driver’s licenses or other identification. The company said that it expects court approval of the terms of the settlement as early as December 2022. T-Mobile said the settlement contains no admission of liability, wrongdoing or responsibility by any of the defendants. It also said it would spend $150 million next year and in 2023 to fortify its data security and other technologies. The T-Mobile data breach was considered one of the biggest breaches of the year affecting over 15 million users. In July, T-Mobile agreed to pay 350 million to customers who filed a class action lawsuit after the company disclosed in August 2021 that personal data including Social Security numbers. ![]() In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday, the mobile phone company said the funds would pay for claims by class members, the legal fees of plaintiffs’ counsel and the costs of administering the settlement. PT Getty Images T-Mobile has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed by customers over a data breach revealed last year that exposed highly sensitive personal. ![]()
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