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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-5.jpg?resize=1200,640 1200w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-5.jpg?resize=1500,800 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption> (Mike Mozart \/ Flickr) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"49.96084698362\"><body readability=\"100.74412357287\"><\/p>\n<p>Telecom giant T-Mobile will pay a $31.5 million fine to settle investigations with the Federal Communications Commission for past data breaches that exposed the personal data of millions of customers.<\/p>\n<p>While half of that total will take the form of a traditional fine, the other half will be invested into fulfilling a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DA-24-860A1.pdf\">consent decree<\/a> mandating that T-Mobile put in place a series of mandatory data security and cybersecurity improvements over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>Those include implementing phishing-resistant multifactor authentication protections throughout the company, segmenting its network to limit the data exposure in future breaches, adopting regular data minimization and deletion procedures and submitting to third-party security audits. The company must also designate and empower a chief information security officer to provide regular briefings to the board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said mobile networks remain high-value targets for cybercriminals, and telecoms like T-Mobile must design their cybersecurity programs accordingly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cConsumers\u2019 data is too important and much too sensitive to receive anything less than the best cybersecurity protections,\u201d Rosenworcel said. \u201cWe will continue to send a strong message to providers entrusted with this delicate information that they need to beef up their systems or there will be consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The breaches covered by the settlement occurred in 2021, 2022 and 2023, through cyberattacks that were \u201cvaried in their nature, exploitations, and apparent methods of attack,\u201d according to the consent decree.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, a malicious hacker was able <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/t-mobile-breach-2021-data-hack\/\">to gain access<\/a> to T-Mobile\u2019s lab environment by impersonating a legitimate connection to an unnamed piece of equipment. The actor was able to guess the passwords for a number of servers and move laterally throughout the network, eventually stealing personal data like names, addresses, Social Security numbers and driver\u2019s license ID numbers from tens of millions of past and current customers.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, the telecom suffered another breach when a malicious actor used SIM-swapping, phishing and other methods to gain access to the company\u2019s internal platform for managing mobile resellers who sell to T-Mobile customers.<\/p>\n<p>Another incident in early 2023 involved the use of phished account credentials for dozens of T-Mobile retail employees to access a sales application set up during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow for remote viewing of customer data.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finally, in January 2023, a misconfigured application programming interface allowed a threat actor <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/t-mobile-investigates-yet-another-data-breach-this-one-affecting-37-million-accounts\/\">to access personal customer<\/a> data for 37 million current customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis consent decree is a resolution of incidents that occurred years ago and were immediately addressed,\u201d a T-Mobile spokesperson said in an email to CyberScoop. \u201cWe have made significant investments in strengthening and advancing our cybersecurity program and will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While T-Mobile will be able to use half the settlement \u2014 $15,750,000 \u2014 to pay for the security improvements, that is likely to represent only a small portion of the total investment the telecom will be expected to make in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImplementing these practices will require significant \u2014 and long overdue \u2014 investments. To do so at T-Mobile\u2019s scale will likely require expenditures an order of magnitude greater than the civil penalty here,\u201d the consent decree states.<\/p>\n<p>Within six months, the company must have a compliance plan in place to satisfy the terms of the settlement. That includes an information security plan that accounts for the size and complexity of T-Mobile and its operations and a detailed set of requirements for segmenting its networks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The company must segment its network in a way that would \u201creasonably\u201d ensure that only authorized communication channels are opened between segments, conduct risk assessments for those channels, separate production and non-production environments, document and monitor open firewall ports and implement compensating controls to better protect sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>The CISO must also be more than a figurehead, and the decree specifies that the position \u201cmust possess or have access to the authority, reporting lines, independence, resources, education, qualifications, and experience\u201d needed to effectively carry out the company\u2019s information security program.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.6505576208178\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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(Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"3.348623853211\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-tracfone-wireless-reach-16m-cyber-and-privacy-settlement\/\"> FCC, Tracfone Wireless reach $16M cyber and privacy settlement <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> The agency\u2019s settlement with the prepaid phone provider, which CyberScoop is first to report, is the first ever to specify API protections. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-fines-wireless-carriers-200-million\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"247\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-3.jpg?resize=247%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=768,521 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=1024,695 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=1536,1043 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=2048,1391 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=600,407 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=247,168 247w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=496,337 496w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=994,675 994w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/t-mobile-reaches-31-5-million-settlement-with-fcc-over-past-data-breaches-7.jpg?resize=1242,843 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> A worker climbs on a cellular communication tower on March 6, 2014 in Oakland, California. The U.S. Labor Department is asking mobile phone providers to increase safety training for crews who perform work on cell tower sites in the United States. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more tower site workers died in 2013 than in the previous two years combined and four workers have died in the first weeks of 2014. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fcc-fines-wireless-carriers-200-million\/\"> FCC takes $200 million bite out of wireless carriers for sharing location data <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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