Class Action Lawsuits Are Now Piling Up Following Breach of T-Mobile Data

[Audrey McNeil <audrey () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/class-action-lawsuits-are-now-piling-up-following-breach-of-t-mobile-data

The data processor whose recent hack exposed the private information of 15
million people who applied for T-Mobile service is now facing legal action.

Experian said Tuesday morning [PDF] that it “received a number of class
actions” following the incident, and that it is currently unable to
determine the “scope and effect” of these legal threats. The company added
that it would rely on insurance to cover any associated legal costs in the
event of “unfavorable outcomes.”

We already know of at least one class action lawsuit. A Texas-based law
firm said in an October 23 press release that it had filed suit against
Experian in a California federal court, seeking to represent the 15 million
people who applied for T-Mobile service between September 2013 and
September 2015 whose data was compromised in the hack (including
Motherboard managing editor Adrianne Jeffries). This data includes names,
addresses, and Social Security numbers, but does not include credit card or
other payment data.

Experian is offering two years of free identity theft protection to the
hack’s victims.

T-Mobile, which is expected to make another “Uncarrier” product
announcement later in the day on Tuesday, has continually stressed that its
own servers were not impacted by the hack.

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