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T-Mobile, Experian sued over hack on 15 million customers

T-Mobile and the U.S. unit of credit-tracking firm Experian Plc are facing a growing list of lawsuits after hackers gained access to personal data on 15 million T-Mobile customers.

By Erik Larson, Bloomberg | Updated on October 07, 2015
Credit reporting agency Experian on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 said that hackers accessed the social security numbers, birthdates and other personal information belonging to about 15 million T-Mobile wireless customers. T-Mobile uses Experian to check the credit of its customers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

(Bloomberg) — T-Mobile US Inc. and the U.S. unit of credit-tracking firm Experian Plc are facing a growing list of lawsuits after hackers gained access to personal data on 15 million T-Mobile customers held on Experian servers.

The hack, revealed Oct. 1, exposed millions of Americans to potential identity theft, forcing T-Mobile customers to take costly actions to protect themselves from fraud, according to complaints filed as soon as a day later. By Wednesday, at least five such suits were under way against both companies. A sixth named only Experian.

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