T-Mobile fined $60 million over data breach, notching top CFIUS penalty


FILE PHOTO: A sign for a T-Mobile store is seen in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A powerful U.S. committee that scrutinizes foreign investment for national security risks fined T-Mobile $60 million, its largest penalty ever, for failing to prevent and report breaches of sensitive data, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

The penalty imposed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) is tied to violations of a mitigation agreement that German-owned T-Mobile inked with the panel as part of its $23 billion acquisition of U.S.-based Sprint Corp in 2020.

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