T-Mobile Data Breach to Be Investigated by Massachusetts Attorney General

Massachusetts’ legal professional basic stated on Tuesday she is going to examine the cyberattack in opposition to T-Mobile that uncovered private data of greater than 53 million folks.

Maura Healey, the legal professional basic, introduced the probe after the third-largest US wi-fi provider disclosed the breach on August 16.

The breach uncovered names, birthdays, social safety numbers, driver’s license data, PIN numbers, and different information belonging to an estimated 13.1 million present and 40 million former and potential T-Mobile clients.

It was one in every of many cyberattacks lately throughout a number of industries, affecting banks, fuel pipelines, and hospitals, amongst different operations.

T-Mobile didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark. It has stated the breach didn’t expose monetary, bank card or different fee data.

Healey plans to research whether or not the Bellevue, Washington-based firm had correct safeguards to guard clients’ private data and cell gadgets.

The US Federal Communications Commission opened a associated probe final month.

Consumers and different personal plaintiffs have filed not less than 23 lawsuits in opposition to T-Mobile over the breach, court docket information present.

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