They high-key deserved to be fined even more. If they had actual penalties they’d be more careful with customer data.
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United States Fines T-Mobile $60 Million for Failing to Prevent Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Customer Data
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They high-key deserved to be fined even more. If they had actual penalties they’d be more careful with customer data.
What a joke. T-Mo has a breach what seems like every other month and they get nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Add another 0 to this and then maybe they will fix their swiss cheese security. Until the higher ups also get fined/jail time, nothing will change.
Maybe a class action suit will net us each .37 cents. Seriously though, I don't and never would use T-Mobile anyway.
nope, but you'll get an increased bill so you can contribute to paying the fine
I think I read somewhere that they are so small, the best option for them is to declare Bankruptcy. Supposedly they have already yanked their forward facing web site.
If you read the subtext of the CFIUS statement, it’s pretty clear, to me at least, that their “concern” and “investigation” have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with any harm felt by victims of the T-Mobile breach. I don’t think that CFIUS gives two craps if the fine is passed on to T-Mobile customers. Or if people have had their financial information or identity stolen.
Being glad is good, ‘cause we’ll all be quietly paying off the Fed crooks via increased prices.😉
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