Tag Archives: 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach

T-Mobile Customers Affected from 2021 Breach Will Soon Receive Settlement Money

Remember the massive breach in 2021 that exposed the names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers of almost 76 million T-Mobile customers? T-Mobile will soon be releasing the payments for affected customers.  After the breach, T-Mobile agreed to pay a $350 million settlement in 2022 that affected customers claimed for not protecting their information. Although the settlement does not indicate that T-Mobile admitted its mistake, it’s one option for the company to avoid … [read full article]

Who Really Wins in Class Action Lawsuits?

In cases of a lawsuit, who really wins in the end? Is it the carrier, who disgruntled customers sued and are required to pay millions of dollars? Or is it the complainants, who win in their fight against the carriers but also win with some remuneration in the end? It’s actually neither– because in the end, it’s the lawyers that win for representing customers.  As reported by PhoneArena, the … [read full article]

Man Behind 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach Finally Arrested

Ever wondered what happened to cybercriminals? Unlike what we see on TV and the movies, they don’t exactly live happily ever after their crimes. But in the case of John Binns, the man behind the 2021 T-Mobile data breach, his taste for freedom is about to run out.  After hacking T-Mobile’s systems in 2021, Binns bragged about how he was able to do it with the Un-carrier’s awful security. While the 24-year-old American pretended like that was … [read full article]