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CFIUS hits T-Mobile with historic $60m fine for data breach

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Alexander Barzacanos

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In an unusual enforcement action, the inter-agency committee stated that T-Mobile created a significant national security risk.

T-Mobile has been served with a $60m penalty for failing to take adequate measures to protect against unauthorized access to its data, and failing to promptly report a data breach, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has reported.

CFIUS rarely names companies involved in its enforcement

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