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T-Mobile data breach puts 48 million people at severe risk of identity theft [updated]
By Paul Wagenseil published
Here's what you need to do about T-Mobile's latest security stumble

Hacker takes credit for 54 million T-Mobile data breach, calls security ‘awful’
By Paul Wagenseil published
A 21-year-old American living abroad claimed credit for the massive T-Mobile data breach that's affected at least 54 million people and said the company's 'security is awful.'

T-Mobile breach fallout — it's time to decide who deserves your business
By Paul Wagenseil published
If you care about your personal data, you shouldn't do business with companies that do a lousy job of protecting it.

T-Mobile ups number of data-breach victims to 54 million
By Paul Wagenseil published
T-Mobile has increased the number of accounts affected by its recent data breach by 6 million, for a total of 54 million.

AT&T denies 70 million user records were stolen from its servers
By Paul Wagenseil published
A well-known hacker claims to have 70 million user records stolen from AT&T, but the company denies a data breach.

700 million exposed in LinkedIn data scrape — what to do now
By Paul Wagenseil published
Personal data 'scraped' from 700 million LinkedIn user profiles is being sold online. Even though the data is theoretically public, it's useful for spammers, stalkers and phishers.

Carnival hit by data breach — how to tell if you're affected
By Paul Wagenseil published
Carnival, the world's largest cruise-ship operator, said it had been hit by its second data breach in the past 18 months.

TurboTax accounts hacked — what to do now
By Paul Wagenseil published
Intuit has sent notifications to TurboTax customers that their accounts may have been hacked due to password reuse.
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