Verizon

Verizon suffered from a security breach that exposed 14 million customer accounts.

A hacker obtained a database that included names, addresses, account records and account PIN numbers.

The database and its terabytes of internal information were discovered without any real protection, according to cybersecurity company UpGuard, by one of its researchers.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/verizon-security-scare-sees-14-million-customer-accounts-left-exposed-online-1630068

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

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"date": "07/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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