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T-Mobile to pay $500M for one of the largest data breaches in US history — Ars Technica

By TechTaffy Desk

T-Mobile has admitted no guilt but has agreed to pay a $500 million settlement (pending a judge’s approval), out of which $350 million will go to the settlement fund, writes Ashley Belanger.

Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/07/t-mobile-to-pay-500m-for-one-of-the-largest-data-breaches-in-us-history/

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