Washington sues T-Mobile over 2021 data breach that spilled 79 million customer records

The U.S. state of Washington has sued T-Mobile over allegations the phone giant failed to secure the personal data of millions of state residents prior to an August 2021 data breach, which went on to affect more than 79 million customers across the United States.In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Washington attorney general Bob Ferguson said T-Mobile “knew for years about certain cybersecurity vulnerabilities and did not do enough to address them.” Ferguson said the suit seeks financial damages under th ...