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T-Mobile suffered yet another cyberattack, affecting 37 million customers.
The wireless carrier disclosed Thursday that its network was breached in late November and was discovered on Jan. 12, according to a regulatory filing. 5.
The stolen data included addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth.
The theft does not include passwords, PINs, bank account or credit card information, Social Security numbers or other government IDs.
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T-Mobile provided the following statement to FOX Business.
“As soon as our team became aware of the issue, it was shut down within 24 hours. Our systems and policies prevented the most sensitive types of customer information from being accessed, and as such, customer accounts and financials should not be directly at risk through this incident. Neither did Evidence suggests bad actors compromised or compromised T-Mobile’s network or systems.”
T-Mobile said it has notified law enforcement and federal agencies.
The wireless carrier has had security breaches before.
T-Mobile suffers another data breach
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In July, it agreed to pay $350 million to clients who filed a class-action lawsuit following the company’s disclosure in August 2021. Personal data including Social Security numbers and driver’s license information for nearly 80 million U.S. residents was affected.
| stock code | Safety | load | Change | Change% |
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| TMUS | T-Mobile America | 145.14 | -0.76 | -0.52% |
Prior to the August 2021 breach, the company disclosed breaches in January 2021, November 2019 and August 2018 in which customer information was accessed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.