Washington state's attorney general says the company had years to fix vulnerabilities. T-Mobile says it's "fundamentally transformed" its approach to cybersecurity.

T-Mobile is once again being sued by Washington state over the 2021 data breach which exposed sensitive information for over 79 million people, The Verge reports. The lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that T-Mobile had been aware of various security loopholes in its systems for years but didn’t take any action.

The 2021 breach affected at least 2 million Washington state residents, and tens of millions more customers around the United States.

Mobile's security failures violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act. (BigStock Photo) Washington Attorney General Bob

News The data breach saw the personal details of 79 million T-Mobile customers compromised, including millions in Washington state. By: Harry Baldock, Total Telecom The U.S. state of Washington is suing T-Mobile over a massive data breach that affected millions of the state’s residents.

The Attorney General (AG) is suing Bellevue-based T-Mobile for “failing to adequately secure sensitive personal information of more than 2 million Washingtonians,” according to a news release.

Washington state specifically this time.