Verizon mobile customers: data breach, change your PIN

Discussion in 'Cactus Cafe' started by Dionysus, Jul 13, 2017.

  1. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

    FYI — Just saw this making the rounds about a data breach on an unsecured Verizon server.

    http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/verizon-data-breach/#B6OvouTPSqql

    If you're a Verizon customer, you need to change your PIN — the personal identification number you use when contacting customer service — right now.

    A security firm revealed on Wednesday that information on as many as 14 million Verizon accounts was exposed on an unsecured server. The information consisted of the subscriber's name, cellphone number, and the account PIN. The last element is obviously the crucial one: With the PIN, an attacker could easily gain access to the subscriber's account.
     
  2. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    Bad news for Verizon customers. Yahoo will fit in at Verizon, culturally.
     

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