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> "Our investigation is still ongoing, but the malicious activity appears to be fully contained at this time, and there is currently no evidence that the bad ac
by redtriumph 4y ago
> "Our investigation is still ongoing, but the malicious activity appears to be fully contained at this time, and there is currently no evidence that the bad actor was able to breach or compromise our systems or our network"
Why do companies always try to sugarcoat things? Its analogous to doctor gives us bad news but shows us the silver-lining. I guess these are more of the PR side of things.
- lynx23 4y agoIts all about the money. Can you name a single company that is proofable totally honest when it comes to describing its own failings?
- californical 4y agoDefinitely not an endorsement since I’m not an expert on the company, but I recall Cloudflare giving incredibly honest and transparent write-ups when they’ve had service issues in the past.
- encryptluks2 4y agoBecause we let them get away with it.
- zonethundery 4y agoThe target for the communication is investors. I read it to say "Price in the costs for a garden variety data breach, but not a CPRA-specific class action."
- red-iron-pine 4y agoBingo. The average T-Mobile user doesn't really understand what a breach is, and the handful of network engineer / tech nerds here on HN getting angry about it is superfluous to their bottom line. They're talking to investors, and maybe ISP Peers.