Court rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million privacy fine
A district appeals court ruled that the FCC “correctly determined” that telecoms had a duty to protect customer location data that was sold and later misused by…
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T-Mobile investigates yet another data breach, this one affecting 37 million accounts
The telecom giant has suffered major breaches in the past resulting in FCC investigation into its data security practices.
Most top mobile carriers retain geolocation data for two years on average, FCC findings show
Ten of the top 15 mobile carriers offer no way for consumers to opt-out of geolocation data collection, according to responses to the agency.
Personal data from T-Mobile breach still spreading on dark web, state governments warn
Attorneys general from New York, California and multiple other states issued alerts to consumers about the August 2021 T-Mobile incident.
FCC wants to revamp data breach laws for telecom carriers
The rule change could create additional reporting requirements for companies.
The FCC wants to force phone carriers to guard against SIM-swapping scams
SIM-swapping can lead to identity and financial fraud.
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T-Mobile breach climbs to over 50 million people
The breach has sparked lawmaker concern.
T-Mobile confirms breach exposed sensitive data of more than 40 million people
The breach is the company's fifth since 2018.
T-Mobile investigates potentially massive breach of consumer data
It would be the fifth data breach the company has suffered since 2018.
SIM swapping victim alleges T-Mobile failed to stop $20,000 cryptocurrency scam
The stolen funds would be worth $65,000 today, the suit claims.