Handling of data

US committee imposes record fine on T-Mobile

A US committee has imposed a record fine of millions on T-Mobile for mishandling sensitive data. Deutsche Telekom's US mobile subsidiary failed to both prevent access to the data and report the incident, high-ranking officials said on Wednesday. 

The fine of 60 million dollars, the equivalent of around 54.45 million euros, is the highest sum ever imposed by the US Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS).

It is related to the agreement on the concessions that T-Mobile made for the approval of the billion-dollar takeover of rival Sprint in 2020. According to the information, the incidents took place in 2020 and 2021.

"Technical issues"
In a statement, T-Mobile said that technical problems had arisen in the merger of the companies after the takeover of Sprint. These problems had affected "the disclosure of information from a small number of law enforcement requests". However, the data had not been disseminated outside these authorities, the matter had been reported in good time and dealt with quickly. 

The CFIUS examines the impact of foreign investments on American companies and US national security.