T-mobile data breach compromised 37 million users' information

Wireless carrier T-Mobile revealed Friday that 37 million users' data was stolen in a breach in November. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company

revealed that the breach was discovered in early January, but "the malicious activity appears to be fully contained at this time." The stolen data includes customer names, account

numbers, billing addresses, emails, phone numbers, birthdays, and service information, CNN writes. T-Mobile has said that no social security numbers, credit card information, government ID

numbers, passwords, PINs, or other financial details were stolen in the breach. Since 2018, the company has had eight data hacks, reports _The Verge_. These have raised concerns from the

government and customers about the company's management. "While these cybersecurity breaches may not be systemic in nature, their frequency of occurrence at T-Mobile is an alarming

outlier relative to telecom peers," explained Moody's Investors Service senior analyst Neil Mack. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news,

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had to pay $350 million following a class-action lawsuit concerning a data breach in August 2021 where social security numbers and driver's license information were stolen, _The

Associated Press _reports. The company launched a "substantial, multi-year investment" to improve its cybersecurity in 2021 and plans to spend $150 million through 2023 to

strengthen security. "Protecting our customers' data remains a top priority," T-Mobile said in a statement. "We will continue to make substantial investments to

strengthen our cybersecurity program." Explore More Speed Reads