Security News > 2024 > February > Verizon says 63K employees' info fell into the wrong hands – an insider this time

Verizon is notifying more than 63,000 people, mostly current employees, that an insider, accidentally or otherwise, had inappropriate access to their personal data.

At the heart of the drama: A Verizon employee apparently obtained a file that they shouldn't have had access to, containing personal information including: names, addresses, Social Security numbers or other national identifiers, gender, union affiliation, dates of birth, and compensation information.

"Of the 63,206 people to receive privacy breach notifications [PDF],"the vast majority of the impacted are current Verizon employees," spokesperson Rich Young told The Register.

There are some former Verizon employees included who they will be notified and offered the same services as current team members.

When asked what happened to the employee behind the inadvertent disclosure, Young added: "We're not going to discuss any employee involved as these are private, personnel matters."

In light of the snafu, Verizon tells us it is boosting its technical controls to prevent future unauthorized file access.

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