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T-Mobile Facing Another Lawsuit Over 2021 Data Breach

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T-Mobile Facing Another Lawsuit Over 2021 Data Breach T-Mobile has been sued a second time over a 2021 data breach that impacted 80 million T-Mobile users. The consumer protection lawsuit comes from Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who says that T-Mobile had years to “fix key vulnerabilities” that could have prevented the data breach. According to Ferguson, T-Mobile knew that its sy…

Mac Rumors 320 2025-01-09

Equifax Breach settlement additional payment

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Equifax Breach settlement additional payment My husband and I each received a postcard notifying us of additional settlement payment from the Equifax data breach (a whopping $7.44!) Yet every time I try to redeem the code, the website says “oops there’s an error on our end, try again later!” It feels like a scam (even if the website and everything about it is legit) because no matter the t…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-12-09

Amazon confirms employee data breach, but says it’s limited to contact info

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Amazon confirms employee data breach, but says it’s limited to contact info Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeAmazon says a data breach exposed the email addresses, phone numbers, and building locations linked to its employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a statement to The Verge, Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery said the company was “notified about a security event at one of our property management…

The Verge 720 2024-11-12

Data breach – best personal privacy protection?

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Data breach – best personal privacy protection? For anyone receiving letters because of big data breaches – If they say your data might’ve been affected, or was affected, what’s best course of action? One offering free sub to Kroll which I hear is meh (and was hacked a few years back), and one if offering My True Identity. I might just be willing to pay for services if that’s better, although…

Reddit Personal Finance 503 2024-07-26

AT&T breach leaked call and text records from ‘nearly all’ wireless customers

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AT&T breach leaked call and text records from ‘nearly all’ wireless customers Illustration: The VergeAT&T revealed Friday morning that a cybersecurity attack had exposed call records and texts from “nearly all” of the carrier’s cellular customers (including people on mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs, that use AT&T’s network, like Cricket, Boost Mobile, and Consumer Cellular). The breach contains data from betwee…

The Verge 422 2024-07-13

Indian e-Visa data breach?

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Indian e-Visa data breach? Hi! I applied for a e-Visa to India using the official portal last night. In order to apply I need to supply my national identification number. This morning I got a series of authentication requests through my national ID service which is used to log on to online banking and such, all from unknown providers. Now, I’ve limited my ID service to …

Reddit Travel 1.1k 2024-06-04

I’ve already been hit with the consequences of the Ticketmaster breach (I’m assuming)

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I’ve already been hit with the consequences of the Ticketmaster breach (I’m assuming) The email address I use for my Ticketmaster account (and which is also the username for the credit card linked in my TM account) , was spammed with newsletter signups tonight. I’m assuming that was done to bury the fraudulent activity confirmation emails I also received… The aforementioned credit card account was hacked and all of my rewards p…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-06-03