The
security issue was uncovered by research from cybersecurity firm
UpGuard and it was allegedly caused by a misconfigured security setting
on a cloud server due to "human error."
The
error made customer phone numbers, names, and some PIN codes publicly
available online. PIN codes are used to confirm the identity of people
who call for customer service.
Verizon
customers are advised to update their PIN codes and not use the same
This is the latest leak to surface from a misconfigured Amazon S3
storage unit. In June, an analytics firm exposed the data of almost 200
million voters, and earlier this month, an insecure server leaked 3
million WWE fans' data last week.
2 comments:
OK seen
That is bad..... High level security should be provided this time around..
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