T-Mobile the least surprising data breach of 2021
By 
Kyle Brasseur2021-08-18T16:10:00
Cyber-attacks catch most companies and their customers off guard, but T-Mobile, the victim of at least five data breaches since 2018, had many red flags indicating its vulnerability ahead of its latest incident.
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