Verizon Communications—Verizon insider breach exposed personal data of 63,000 employees
On March 12, 2024 Verizon disclosed a breach affecting approximately 63,000 employees - roughly half of the company's workforce - in which an unauthorized Verizon employee accessed a file containing personal information including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and union affiliation between September 2023 and the September 2023 discovery. The breach was disclosed approximately six months after discovery.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Security | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| User Privacy | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Worker Rights | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.191 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Verizon disclosed insider breach affecting 63,000 employees after six-month delay
Bleeping Computer reported Verizon's March 12, 2024 breach notification covering approximately 63,000 employees whose personal data including SSNs and union affiliation was accessed by an unauthorized Verizon employee between September 2023 and detection in late September 2023, disclosed six months after detection.