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News BriefFCC finalizes $196M in fines against telecoms for sharing location data
The Federal Communications Commission fined telecommunications giants T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon a total of approximately $196 million for allegedly selling customers’ location data to third parties without consent.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2023
A virtual currency exchange that sought to mislead regulators, banks failing after ignoring obvious risks, and a manufacturer that sold millions of its products in violation of U.S. export controls are among those that make up CW’s list of the biggest ethics and compliance fails of 2023.
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News BriefFCC forms consumer data privacy task force
The Federal Communications Commission announced the launch of a new task force to coordinate privacy and data protection efforts at the agency, which oversees a telecommunications industry often targeted by cybercriminals.
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News BriefFCC probing T-Mobile after latest cyber incident affects 37M
The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation into T-Mobile after the telecommunications giant disclosed it suffered yet another significant cybersecurity lapse exposing customer information.
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ArticleT-Mobile to create $350M fund to settle 2021 data breach claims
T-Mobile agreed to create a $350 million fund and spend an additional $150 million on improving its data security to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2021 hack that exposed the personal information of more than 76 million customers.
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ArticleCompany cybersecurity certifications: Business case and where to start
Rachael Pashkevich Koontz, senior corporate counsel of cybersecurity compliance at T-Mobile, shared her opinions on cybersecurity certifications and determining the right fit for certain organizations at CW’s virtual Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit.
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T-Mobile US recruits general counsel
Telecommunications giant T-Mobile US announced Mark Nelson will join the company as executive vice president and general counsel.
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ArticleCEO: T-Mobile ‘humbled’ by data breach, taking steps to prevent future attacks
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert lamented the recent breach of company servers that led to a hacker stealing the personal information of nearly 55 million customers, but said the company is “fully committed to take our security efforts to the next level.”
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ArticleT-Mobile ups compromised customer account total to 55M
A “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack illegally accessed nearly 55 million customer records of mobile phone carrier T-Mobile, the largest such attack against the company that has been hit at least four previous times since 2018.
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ArticleT-Mobile the least surprising data breach of 2021
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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ArticlePart 5: Waiting for payout a grueling test of tenacity for whistleblowers
The road to a payout for whistleblowers is long, lonely, and full of obstacles. Commitment to the idea that they are doing the right thing helped our whistleblower subjects endure years of hardship to bring their cases to conclusion.
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Deutsche Telekom hires chief compliance officer
Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, has appointed Marie von der Groeben as chief compliance officer.
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ArticleFor some companies in the age of coronavirus, ethics pays
Despite slow governmental response to the coronavirus outbreak that is grinding the world economy to a halt, several businesses have decided it is worth going above and beyond to help customers and employees.
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ArticleT-Mobile data breach: A cautionary tale for all companies
For the second time in a matter of four months, T-Mobile announced it has suffered a data breach. Cyber-security experts say it’s a cautionary tale about the vulnerabilities of e-mail accounts that are not properly secured.
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ArticleFCC proposes fines against T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint
The FCC proposed fines against the four largest wireless carriers in the United States for allegedly selling access to their customers’ location information without taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access.
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Blog
Senators accuse mobile carriers of throttling practices
Senate Democrats are alleging violations of net neutrality principles by mobile data carriers who they claim, backed by recent research, are slowing down online traffic.
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Insider trading, GAAP, and Newegg
Title: Insider trading, GAAP, and NewIn case you missed it this week, despite reminders from the SEC, T-Mobile releases non-GAAP data; the CEO of a German stock exchange operator resigns; and Newegg faces charges of co-conspiracy.