Three lawmakers want answers from Experian on the recent data breach affecting up to 15 million T-Mobile customers, The Hill reports. Last week, Experian, which processes T-Mobile’s credit applications, confirmed a breach affecting 15 million. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) wrote to both companies yesterday asking how they are handling the breach. KrebsonSecurity reports that a previous breach involving Experian and T-Mobile might provide insight into what went wrong this time, and Quartz reports on a trend in which breached organizations initially report the number of those affected and often follow up with significantly higher numbers.
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