T-Mobile data breach compromised 37 million users' information

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Wireless carrier T-Mobile revealed Friday that 37 million users' data was stolen in a breach in November. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company revealed that the breach was discovered in early January, but "the malicious activity appears to be fully contained at this time."

The stolen data includes customer names, account numbers, billing addresses, emails, phone numbers, birthdays, and service information, CNN writes. T-Mobile has said that no social security numbers, credit card information, government ID numbers, passwords, PINs, or other financial details were stolen in the breach.

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Devika Rao, The Week US

 Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science, the environment, climate and business. She previously worked as a policy associate for a nonprofit organization advocating for environmental action from a business perspective.