COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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August 13, 2021
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August 14, 2021
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August 18, 2021
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August 17, 2021
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Detailed explanation-1: -It also said at the time that it would spend $150 million through 2023 to fortify its data security and other technologies. Prior to the August 2021 intrusion, the company disclosed breaches in January 2021, November 2019 and August 2018 in which customer information was accessed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yesterday, mobile giant T-Mobile said that it suffered a data breach beginning on November 26 that impacts 37 million current customers on both prepaid and postpay accounts.
Detailed explanation-3: -In August 2021, T-Mobile alerted its customers that it had been the victim of a cyber attack that had led to a data breach. Following an investigation into the attack, it was revealed that more than 76.6 million current and former customers’ information had been accessed during the breach.
Detailed explanation-4: -T-Mobile believes the attacker first retrieved data around November 25th, 2022, through one of its APIs. However, this is nothing new for the telecom company as it has disclosed eight hacks since 2018, with previous breaches exposing customer call records in January 2021.