Sprint Nextel has brought suit against the parent company of four data brokers accused of illegally obtaining and selling wireless customer phone records, Reuters reports. On Friday, Sprint said 1st Source Information Specialists employed people to act as existing customers seeking information about their accounts in order to illegally access cell phone records and phone numbers.The lawsuit was filed in Broward County, Fla. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Sprint is currently seeking permanent and temporary injunctions against Fla.-based 1st Source, operator of such websites as Locatecell.com and Celltolls.com, which were accused last week of peddling T-Mobile customer records. A King County, Wash. Superior Court Judge ordered 1st Source Information Specialists and Data Find Solutions, to temporarily cease the procurement and sale of T-Mobile records. For more CIO coverage of the T-Mobile injunction against 1st Source read T-Mobile Aims to Stop Call Record Sales and Temporary Protection for T-Mobile Customers.Cingular Wireless has also received a temporary restraining order against both 1st Source and Data Find Solutions, and last month the Federal Communications Commission issued 1st Source a citation for failing to comply with a previous subpoena. -Al Sacco Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe