Benzinga | Sep 14, 2021 03:26PM EDT

Massachusetts Attorney General Probes T-Mobile Breach

* The Massachusetts attorney general, Maura Healey, has launched an investigation of the August 16 T-Mobile U.S. Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) cyberattack that compromised the data of over 50 million people, WCVB reports.

* "My office is extremely concerned about how this data breach may have put the personal information of Massachusetts consumers at risk," Healey said.

* Healey aims to probe whether T-Mobile had proper safeguards to protect customers' personal information and mobile devices, Reuters reports.

* The breach followed a public apology from the CEO and shocking revelations from the hacker.

* Last month the U.S. Federal Communications Commission launched a related probe.

* Price Action: TMUS shares traded lower by 0.95% at $128.79 on the last check Tuesday.