On July 20, 2017, the Montana Department of Justice reported a data breach involving Verizon. The breach occurred due to unauthorized access to payment card and reservation information through Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ system. The breach was first accessed on August 10, 2016, and the last access was recorded on March 9, 2017, affecting 2 individuals. The unauthorized access resulted in the potential compromise of sensitive customer information, posing risks to their financial and personal data.
Source: https://dojmt.gov/office-of-consumer-protection/reported-data-breaches/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/verizon
"id": "ver242071625",
"linkid": "verizon",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
'industry': 'Telecommunications',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Verizon',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['payment card information',
'reservation information']},
'date_detected': '2017-07-20',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-07-20',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to payment card and reservation '
'information through Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ system.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['payment card information',
'reservation information'],
'payment_information_risk': True,
'systems_affected': 'Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ system'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ '
'system'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Unauthorized access to Sabre '
'Hospitality Solutions’ system'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-07-20',
'source': 'Montana Department of Justice'}],
'title': 'Data Breach Involving Verizon through Sabre Hospitality Solutions',
'type': 'Data Breach'}