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Analysis: Verizon's Breach Report 2018
2018-04-13 16:08

Verizon's latest Data Breach Investigations Report shows that half of data breaches in 2017 worldwide were orchestrated by organized cybercriminal groups, says Verizon's Ashish Thapar, who offers...

Ransomware Dominates Verizon DBIR
2018-04-10 17:42

Verizon pegged ransomware as the most prevalent malware in its 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report.

Business-Critical Systems Increasingly Hit by Ransomware: Verizon 2018 DBIR
2018-04-10 07:39

Ransomware has become the most prevalent type of malware and it has increasingly targeted business-critical systems, according to Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). read more

Do Verizon and Sprint Make It Too Easy for ID Thieves?
2017-12-27 10:18

No ID Required for High-Value Purchases Through TelesalesFraudsters recently ordered a total of nine iPhones and Samsung S8s from Sprint and Verizon with my personal details. With the internet...

Verizon Engineer Exposes Internal System Data
2017-09-25 08:46

Researchers discovered an unprotected Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket containing potentially sensitive information associated with a system used internally by Verizon. read more

Verizon Wireless Internal Credentials, Infrastructure Details Exposed in Amazon S3 Bucket
2017-09-22 19:56

Verizon is the latest company to leak confidential data through an exposed Amazon S3 bucket.

Verizon's PCI DSS Report: Bad Comparisons? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 09:33

Careful Staging of Data Leads Verizon to a Predictable ConclusionVerizon has made a strong case for continual PCI DSS awareness with its new study of payment card data security. But like many...

Verizon Downplays Leak of Millions of Customer Records (Security Week)
2017-07-13 10:12

The personal details of millions of Verizon customers were exposed online due to a misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket operated by a third-party vendor, but the telecoms giant has...

Verizon Breach: 6 Million Customer Accounts Exposed (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-13 09:48

Telco Apologizes After Unsecured Amazon Cloud Bucket Spills Customer DataVerizon has apologized to customers after a contractor failed to secure an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket, leading to the...

Exposed Verizon customer data could be a shortcut for hijacking many online accounts (Help Net Security)
2017-07-13 03:04

Chris Vickery, director of cyber risk research at UpGuard, has discovered more sensitive information exposed on an unprotected “bucket” on an Amazon AWS server. This time it includes – among other...