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T-Mobile apologizes for data breach; carrier will invest in cybersecurity to ‘transform our approach’

GeekWire

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert. T-Mobile is taking lessons learned from its recent data breach that affected millions of customers and vowed to invest more heavily in cybersecurity. “In short, this individual’s intent was to break in and steal data, and they succeeded,” he said. GeekWire Photo/Kevin Lisota).

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T-Mobile CEO calls latest data breach ‘humbling,’ claims it’s committed to security

The Verge

A recent T-Mobile data breach coughed up the information of more than 50 million people , including some who aren’t current customers or never were. This is T-Mobile’s fifth incident in four years. To do something about it, T-Mobile is partnering with cybersecurity firm Mandiant and consultants at KPMG to tighten things up.

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T-Mobile: ‘We Know How the Hacker Did It’

SecureWorld News

We have new information on the T-Mobile data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of customers just a couple weeks ago. The data breach resulted in the personal information of approximately 54 million customers being accessed by the hacker. T-Mobile data breach details.

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Hacker claims responsibility for T-Mobile attack, bashes the carrier’s security

The Verge

A person claiming to be behind the T-Mobile data breach that exposed almost 50 million people’s info has come forward to reveal his identity and to criticize T-Mobile’s security, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Binns called T-Mobile’s security “awful”. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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T-Mobile layoffs 2023 hits 5,000 employees

Dataconomy

The T-Mobile layoffs 2023 join the list, too, as the company announced that it will be parting ways with 5,000 workers. T-Mobile is reducing its workforce by around 7 percent, affecting approximately 5,000 positions at the company. Similar to other telecom companies like AT&T and Verizon, T-Mobile is dealing with layoffs.

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PSA: T-Mobile will start sharing customer info with advertisers unless you opt out

The Verge

T-Mobile will soon start sharing certain customer data with marketers to provide more relevant ads. T-Mobile will soon put a new privacy policy into effect that will allow it to share certain kinds of customer information with third-party advertisers. T-Mobile’s new policy is no different than AT&T or Verizon’s.

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Apple and IBM Announce Partnership

CTOvision

In a move that blurs the line between consumer gadgets and enterprise technology, Apple and IBM announced on July 15 th a partnership to transform enterprise mobility. IBM has expressed similar enthusiasm, committing over 100,000 employees to the Apple initiative, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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