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Senator calls for Experian to share details on data breach

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, leaves the Senate chamber after a roll call vote, at the Capitol in Washington. Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 called for the credit agency Experian to disclose more details about a data breach in which personal information on millions of T-Mobile customers was stolen. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, leaves the Senate chamber after a roll call vote, at the Capitol in Washington. Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 called for the credit agency Experian to disclose more details about a data breach in which personal information on millions of T-Mobile customers was stolen. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

By Associated Press October 14, 2015 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – The top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is calling for the credit agency Experian to disclose more details about a data breach in which personal information on millions of T-Mobile customers was stolen.

In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown asks Experian to explain how the breach occurred and what changes Experian was making to its systems to stop it from happening again.

Experian said earlier this month hackers had broken into a server containing data on T-Mobile customers, exposing the personal information of 15 million customers and potential customers, including Social Security numbers and birthdates.

It was the latest high-profile company data breach in recent years, following attacks on Home Depot, Target and others.