Was your information compromised in the November 2022 T-Mobile data breach?
On Jan. 19, T-Mobile revealed that it was the target of yet another data breach in November 2022. The breach, which was discovered on Jan. 5, compromised customer addresses, birth dates, phone numbers and other data.
T-Mobile has faced several data breaches in the past, including an August 2021 breach which resulted in a $350 million class action settlement. Consumers affected by the most recent T-Mobile data breach may be eligible to take legal action.
If your information was compromised in the November 2022 T-Mobile data breach announced in January 2023, you could take legal action.
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On Jan. 19, 2023, T-Mobile announced on its website that it had been the victim of a data breach. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the breach occurred in late November 2022 and was discovered on Jan. 5, 2023.
During the breach, an unauthorized user reportedly gained access to a single Application Programming Interface (API) but was unable to access sensitive data stored on T-Mobile’s systems. T-Mobile emphasizes that “no passwords, payment card information, Social Security numbers, government ID numbers or other financial account information” were impacted by the data breach. Instead, the names, billing addresses, birth dates, account numbers and other account data for 37 million customers was compromised. The mobile carrier says that this information is unlikely to compromise customer safety or finances.
“We understand that an incident like this has an impact on our customers and regret that this occurred,” T-Mobile said in its announcement.
“While we, like any other company, are unfortunately not immune to this type of criminal activity, we plan to continue to make substantial, multi-year investments in strengthening our cybersecurity program.”
The 2022 data breach occurred despite millions of dollars invested into cybersecurity as a result of previous data incidences. As part of a $350 million class action settlement, T-Mobile agreed to invest $150 million into cybersecurity enhancements. According to the SEC filing, T-Mobile has made “substantial” progress in these enhancements and will continue to strengthen its protections as part of the settlement’s multi-year investment program.
Over the last several years, T-Mobile has been the victim of several data breaches.
In August 2021, the mobile carrier suffered a massive data breach which compromised sensitive personal data of nearly 80 million Americans. The company agreed to a $350 million class action settlement to resolve legal claims surrounding the 2021 breach.
Before this massive breach, the company suffered similar but smaller-scale incidents in January 2021, November 2019 and August 2018.
Some tech experts are critical of T-Mobile’s apparent lack of progress in the face of repeated data breaches.
“I’m certainly disappointed to hear that, after as many breaches as they’ve had, they still haven’t been able to shore up their leaky ship,” Chester Wisniewski, the field chief technical officers at security firm Sophos, told Wired.
Although the T-Mobile data breach did not expose Social Security numbers or payment card data, consumers may still be at risk for fraud due to their stolen personal information. Hackers can use personal information to launch targeted attacks against consumers through phishing emails and other schemes.
Data breach victims may have legal recourse. Taking legal action could help affected consumers recover compensation for data breach-related damages.
If your information was compromised in the 2022 T-Mobile data breach, you may qualify to participate in this T-Mobile data breach lawsuit investigation.
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