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T-Mobile CEO Apologizes for Data Breach, Shares Info on Future Security Plans
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I think in the case of data breaches that could result in personal information that these companies should be required to pay/provide lifetime support be it lifelock, etc. not just a measly couple years. personal information is usually sat on after being stollen because the bad people know it will go into lockdown. So they hang on to it fit a couple years after people feel all comfortable and relaxed and have stopped blocking/monitoring.
also why do SSN/TIN basically less secure than a library card number? I feel like we can find a better way.
also why do SSN/TIN basically less secure than a library card number? I feel like we can find a better way.
Then enjoy when data breached like this happened. It’s clear that companies don’t really care much about safeguarding your data since all they get for punishment is just them having to pay the likes of McAffee for a year or two, and that’s about it. The customers would just get an apology while the same people are still taking the same money, if not more.
More like there should be a demand for some heads, especially the CEO, to roll when there are high profile breaches like this. Since nobody in the company are held accountable, they’re just going to do the bare minimum to satisfy short term PR while everything else is business as usual. I mean they don’t even go into details on what happened or what are they going to fix. They just apologize and made empty promises, and apparently that’s good enough.
If he is sincere about his apology how about a months free service for each affected customer. Better than losing a customer to another carrier
Words mean nothing if they’re not backed by action!
Words mean nothing if they’re not backed by action!
The hacker said that he discovered an unprotected T-Mobile router in July and used that to access T-Mobile's data center in Washington, where he was able to get in using stored credentials.
So we have routers that are just sitting in the most crucial dept unprotected? Come on TMo, you can do better than that. Looking to switch to a new carrier next week anyway.
So we have routers that are just sitting in the most crucial dept unprotected? Come on TMo, you can do better than that. Looking to switch to a new carrier next week anyway.
He apologized?
Did he quit? Did he forfeit his entire yearly salary and benefits? Did he fire his entire (or any of their) IT staff?
If not, it's all just stagecraft. All an act. All Kabuki theatre...
In China, they have executed, and jailed management who caused major screw-ups. It seems like no one sweats the potential for punishment for these massive breaches.
Did he quit? Did he forfeit his entire yearly salary and benefits? Did he fire his entire (or any of their) IT staff?
If not, it's all just stagecraft. All an act. All Kabuki theatre...
In China, they have executed, and jailed management who caused major screw-ups. It seems like no one sweats the potential for punishment for these massive breaches.
Yes, I will enjoy it getting breached. It already has been in ways I couldn't prevent, and so has yours probably.
It'd be hypocritical for the govt to fine companies for data breaches, given how often their own systems are hacked. Let alone how much private info they give away intentionally (e.g. if you've registered to vote, anyone can find the address, phone #, and party affiliation you used). I would like to see this happen if it went both ways, but that's unlikely.
There are more secure ways than SSN, but they would amount to a national ID, which hasn't received much political support in the US. I'm surprised no voluntary ID system by a private company has gained traction.
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If you haven’t locked your credit reports at the three agencies go do that! These billion dollar companies should not be allowed to ignore security. Once your SSN, birthdate, etc are out of the box there is no acceptable apology after that. Such negligence. Shameful.
I wish Apple would remove SMS text for account verification.
I wish I can screw up this bad in my job and just apologize and move on...