Verizon Business

Verizon Business

Verizon Enterprise Solutions, a B2B unit of the telecommunications giant suffered a data breach incident after a third party offered a database containing the contact information on some 1.5 million customers for sale.

The attackers offered the entire package at $100,000, and also the information about security vulnerabilities in Verizon’s Web site that permitted them to steal customer contact information, .

Verizon identified and remediated the security vulnerability and also informed the affected individuals.

Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/crooks-steal-sell-verizon-enterprise-customer-data/

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

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"linkid": "verizonbusiness",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "03/2016",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1500000,
                        'industry': 'Telecommunications',
                        'name': 'Verizon Enterprise Solutions',
                        'type': 'B2B Unit'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Exploitation of Web Vulnerabilities',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 1500000,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Contact Information'},
 'description': 'Verizon Enterprise Solutions, a B2B unit of the '
                'telecommunications giant suffered a data breach incident '
                'after a third party offered a database containing the contact '
                'information on some 1.5 million customers for sale.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Customer Contact Information'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': True},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Identified and remediated '
                                                  'the security vulnerability',
                            'root_causes': 'Security Vulnerabilities in '
                                           'Verizon’s Web site'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Informed the affected individuals',
              'remediation_measures': 'Identified and remediated the security '
                                      'vulnerability'},
 'title': 'Verizon Enterprise Solutions Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Security Vulnerabilities in Verizon’s Web site'}
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