The Telecom Digest
Saturday, September 24, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 206
T-Mobile data breach settlement could be second largest in US history
FCC Complaint: Local ISP Problems
Four Reasons Why Telecoms Providers Must Improve Cybersecurity Measures
Message-ID: <20220923151544.GA390740@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:15:44 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com> Subject: [telecom] T-Mobile data breach settlement could be second largest in US history In another breach settlement, global telecom company T-Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit resulting from a 2021 cyberattack that potentially exposed the data of nearly 80 million customers. CNET notes that If approved, the settlement will be the second largest of its kind in the US, beaten only by Equifax=E2=80=99s 2019 breach settlement for $700 million. The T-Mobile breach was the result of a cyberattack, although it=E2=80=99s unclear exactly how many individuals were compromised. https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/privacy-briefing/4/183
Message-ID: <20220923164855.GA391138@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:48:55 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com> Subject: [telecom] FCC Complaint: Local ISP Problems Ticket: # 733614 - Local ISP Problems Date: 1/1/2016 1:57:04 PM City/State/Zip: Murphysboro, Illinois 62966 Company Complaining About: Zitomedia ___________________________________________________________________________ Description Local ISP "Zitomedia" issued data caps for people who have the internet service as of 1/1/15 last year. They did this without telling us as customers that have the internet service and without the general consent of anybody in our family who uses the lowest internet speed in which "Zitomedia" provides. fcc.gov/consumer-complaints ************************** Moderator's Note ************************** It seems to me to be apparent that the new owner of the local Cable TV/Internet/VoIP provider here in Burnsville, North Carolina, has a corporate culture of doing things behind the scenes. There have been other complaints, and they're easy to find. Bill Horne
Message-ID: <20220923150454.GA390546@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:04:54 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com> Subject: [telecom] Four Reasons Why Telecoms Providers Must Improve Cybersecurity Measures by Edwin Bentley The telecoms industry is not immune to cyber security breaches. It is more susceptible than ever. A dependence on telecommunications products and services due to remote working during the pandemic, and more has produced an increasingly connected world that significantly relies on these telco service providers. And where there is dependence, there are threats to disrupt it. In August 2021, a security breach hit T-Mobile and impacted more than 40 million current, former, and prospective customers. A recently discovered cyber incident at a critical supplier to Vodafone also had "scope to impact the entire telecoms industry." https://tinyurl.com/5d897rrr
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