Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is investing millions of dollars into revamping its cybersecurity practices as part of a settlement with the US Federal Communications Commission. The company will also need to pay the US Treasury $15.75 million in civil penalties - the same amount as its internal cybersecurity investment. The commission says this groundbreaking" settlement will serve as a model for the industry.Data breaches at T-Mobile in the last few years have leaked social security numbers, addresses, and driver's license numbers for millions of people.The settlement clears up several T-Mobile investigations involving cybersecurity incidents in 2021, 2022, and 2023. The FCC press release says, ...these investigations developed evidence that the breaches... Continue reading...

Good one, T-Mo. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile isn't exactly known for having a stellar track record against hackers, but it seems that the company actually caught a recent cyberattack in progress and shut it down in time. Bloomberg reports that T-Mobile detected suspicious activity in a recent attempt to access customer data and kicked the cyber criminals out before they were able to infiltrate deeper levels of the network.The report doesn't name the hackers or the date when the breach occurred, but details are consistent with the recent Salt Typhoon attack in which Chinese hackers targeted US telecom companies - including T-Mobile. Targets of that attack included members of the Trump and Harris campaigns. Hackers successfully breached Verizon, T-Mobile, and Lumen ISPs.... Continue reading...