Verizon Communications Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Verizon Communications Inc. experienced a data breach on September 21, 2023, due to insider wrongdoing, affecting a total of 63,206 individuals, including 82 Maine residents. The compromised information included Social Security numbers, and Verizon has arranged to provide complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services for 24 months through Allstate Identity Protection.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/65b9290a-b22e-4ae7-93e7-5acb84357297.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/verizon

"id": "ver113072925",
"linkid": "verizon",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 63206,
                        'industry': 'Telecommunications',
                        'name': 'Verizon Communications Inc.',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Insider Wrongdoing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 63206,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2023-09-21',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Verizon Communications Inc. experienced a data breach on '
                'September 21, 2023, due to insider wrongdoing, affecting a '
                'total of 63,206 individuals, including 82 Maine residents. '
                'The compromised information included Social Security numbers, '
                'and Verizon has arranged to provide complimentary credit '
                'monitoring and identity protection services for 24 months '
                'through Allstate Identity Protection.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Complimentary credit monitoring and '
                                       'identity protection services for 24 '
                                       'months'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Allstate Identity Protection']},
 'threat_actor': 'Insider',
 'title': 'Verizon Communications Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}