According to Washington's Attorney General, T-Mobile knew its security practices were inadequate even before the 2021 security breach.
The 2021 breach affected at least 2 million Washington state residents, and tens of millions more customers around the United States.
The Washington state attorney general is suing T-Mobile over a 2021 data breach that exposed the data of 79 million people. The lawsuit alleges T-Mobile knew of the vulnerabilities and didn't act on them,
Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile on Monday, claiming security failures by the company led to a “massive” data breach.
Mobile's security failures violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act. (BigStock Photo) Washington Attorney General Bob
Washington state specifically this time.
Washington State is suing T-Mobile over a 2021 security breach which exposed the personal data of some 79 million
Washington State goes after T-Mobile for 2021 data breach, stating that the company didn't do enough to protect its customers and their data.
The Attorney General (AG) is suing Bellevue-based T-Mobile for “failing to adequately secure sensitive personal information of more than 2 million Washingtonians,” according to a news release.
Telecommunication giant T-Mobile is being sued for allegedly failing to fix longstanding cybersecurity issues that led to a massive data breach involving the personal data of millions of Americans.
Washington state has sued T-Mobile over failing to secure the sensitive personal information of over 2 million Washington residents in a 2021 data breach.