Tag Archives: Mandiant

Senator Presses AT&T and Verizon to Prove They’re Safe After Massive Hack

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A major telecom breach that rattled the industry last year is once again making waves in Washington. Senator Maria Cantwell is now demanding answers from AT&T and Verizon (two of the biggest players in the U.S. telecom market) after a sweeping cyberattack raised questions about how secure our networks really are. As reported by The Verge, Sen. Cantwell has asked cybersecurity firm Mandiant to turn over reports related to how the carriers handled the Salt Typhoon … [read full article]

Report suggests T-Mobile tried to buy back hacked customer info

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Do you still remember the massive data breach that took place with T-Mobile last August? We still do and can recall that over 54 million of customers had their data compromised. There are new reports, however, that reveal that T-Mo attempted to buy the leaked data affected in the hack.  As a result of the hack, T-Mobile announced a multi-year partnership with Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm. They will be working alongside accounting agency KPMG to ensure … [read full article]

T-Mobile CEO apologizes for recent cybersecurity attack, shares future plans

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Ever since T-Mobile learned of the cyberattack last week, they have been very vocal about the incident. They continued to give updates to their customers via their blog and even sent out a notification to affected customers. Today, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert has once again taken the time to reassure their customers and apologize for the breach.  In a blog post, Sievert revealed that the hacker was able to access the personal information of over 54 million … [read full article]