The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a proposed USD20 million fine against affiliated telecommunications providers Q Link Wireless and Hello Mobile Telecom over alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of customer data. The FCC Privacy and Data Protection Task Force investigation found alleged data security issues led to access to customer proprietary network information through unauthenticated customer identities.
FCC proposes $20M data security fine against affiliated telecoms
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