The Washington state attorney general is suing T-Mobile over a 2021 data breach that exposed the data of 79 million people. The lawsuit alleges T-Mobile knew of the vulnerabilities and didn't act on them,

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit against T-Mobile on Monday, claiming that the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier failed to adequately secure sensitive personal information of more than 2 million state 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.