NortonLifeLock

NortonLifeLock

Identity theft protection firm LifeLock have exposed customers to additional attacks from ID thieves and phishers.

The company just fixed a vulnerability on its site that allowed anyone with a Web browser to index email addresses associated with millions of customer accounts, or to unsubscribe users from all communications from the company.

Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/lifelock-bug-exposed-millions-of-customer-email-addresses/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nortonlifelock

"id": "nor013101122",
"linkid": "nortonlifelock",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "07/2018",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Millions',
                        'industry': 'Identity Theft Protection',
                        'name': 'LifeLock',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Web Application Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Millions',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Email Addresses'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Email Addresses',
                                              'Communication Preferences']},
 'description': 'Identity theft protection firm LifeLock have exposed '
                'customers to additional attacks from ID thieves and phishers. '
                'The company just fixed a vulnerability on its site that '
                'allowed anyone with a Web browser to index email addresses '
                'associated with millions of customer accounts, or to '
                'unsubscribe users from all communications from the company.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Email Addresses',
                                 'Communication Preferences'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Web Application']},
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Fixed Vulnerability']},
 'title': 'LifeLock Vulnerability Exposes Customer Emails and Communication '
          'Preferences',
 'type': 'Data Exposure',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Indexing and Unsubscribe Vulnerability'}
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