T-Mobile accused of data breach affecting 2 million Washingtonians | News [Video]

SEATTLE, Wash. — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile, accusing the company of failing to secure the personal data of over 2 million Washingtonians, leading to a massive data breach.

The breach, which exposed sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, names, and addresses, resulted from T-Mobile’s failure to address known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

“This significant data breach was entirely avoidable,” said Ferguson. “T-Mobile had years to fix key vulnerabilities in its cybersecurity systems — and it failed.”

The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, claims T-Mobile misled consumers about its data protection efforts and did not properly notify affected individuals about the breach, downplaying its severity.

T-Mobile reached out to KXLY regarding the lawsuit.

We have had multiple conversations about this incident from 2021 with the Washington AG’s office over the last several years and even reached out in late November to continue discussions, so the office’s decision to file a lawsuit today …