McAfee controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
T-Mobile discloses customer data breach
Issue disclosure
T-Mobile said a data breach compromised information associated with about 7.8 million postpaid accounts and more than 40 million records of current and potential customers. It said names, phone numbers and account PINs for roughly 850,000 active prepaid accounts were also exposed. The company said it would offer affected customers two years of free identity protection services and recommended that postpaid customers change their account PINs.
Company response
Remediation — T-Mobile
T-Mobile said it will offer affected customers two years of free identity protection services through McAfee.
Source excerpt
T-Mobile said it will offer affected customers two years of free identity protection services through McAfee. They're also recommending all postpaid customers change their account PINs.
The company said the names, phone numbers and account PINs for roughly 850,000 active prepaid accounts also were exposed.
T-Mobile said about 7.8 million postpaid accounts and more than 40 million records of current and potential customers were compromised by a data breach.
2010
Defective DAT 5958 antivirus update
A faulty antivirus update mistakenly identified a legitimate Windows system file as malicious, causing widespread system failures and requiring emergency corrective measures.
2006
Stock-options practices controversy
The company faced accusations concerning questionable stock-options practices. CEO George Samenuk resigned and President Kevin Weiss was dismissed during the resulting management upheaval.