WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Wednesday it is investigating a T-Mobile US Inc data breach that the company said impacted more than 40 million former, prospective and current customers.
“Telecommunications companies have a duty to protect their customers information. The FCC is aware of reports of a data breach affecting T-Mobile customers and we are investigating,” an FCC spokeswoman said.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)
