Experian (T-mobile) data breach
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Investigates Potential Claims on Behalf of T-Mobile Customers
Another massive data breach was recently reported. This time, the target of the cyber attack was Experian, one of the country’s major credit rating bureaus that companies use to conduct credit checks. According to reports, the recent cyber attack has exposed the personal information of as many as 15 million T-Mobile consumers. The attack is the most recent in a rising number of breaches by hackers targeting companies holding personal details on millions of customers.
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of T-Mobile customers who may have been subject to the recent attack. Specifically, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP is investigating whether Experian was negligent, and whether that negligence led to the data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of T-Mobile customers.
About Experian
Experian is a global leader in consumer and business credit reporting and marketing services. According to its website, Experian is an information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. Experian claims that it helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making.
Experian further states that “We also help people to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.”
Alleged Wrongful Conduct
Kessler Topaz is investigating whether fifteen million applicants for credit at T-Mobile have had their personal information stolen by hackers from a server maintained at Experian. T-Mobile Chief Executive Officer, John Legere, stated in a letter to T-Mobile consumers: “I am incredibly angry about this data breach, and we will institute a thorough review of our relationship with Experian.”
Experian also acknowledged the hack and in a statement described the breach:
Experian North America today announced that one of its business units…experienced an unauthorized acquisition of information from a server that contained data on behalf of…T-Mobile, USA, Inc. The data included some personally identifiable information for approximately 15 million consumers in the US, including those who applied for T-Mobile USA postpaid services or device financing from September 1, 2013 through September 16, 2015, based on Experian’s investigation to date.
Experian added, “The data acquired included names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers and/or an alternative form of ID like a drivers’ license number, as well as additional information used in T-Mobile’s own credit assessment.”