T-Mobile Accused of Violating FTC Act in New Post-Breach Suit

T-Mobile U.S. Inc. finds itself facing another proposed class action following its announcement last month of a widespread data breach that affected millions of current and former customers’ information.

The Bellevue, Wash.-based telecommunications giant’s poor security posture constitutes a violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, plaintiff Sheila Hamilton-Bynum alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

The company acted negligently by failing to adopt strong security measures that may have prevented the unauthorized access of users’ personally identifiable information, alleged Hamilton-Bynum, a Georgia resident. ...