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Verizon users report blurry photos in Android messaging apps

Verizon customers using Android phones report that they receive blurry images through text messages on different services and apps, with no response from Verizon as to why.
- Bill Toulas
- June 03, 2024
- 11:37 AM
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FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers almost $200 million for sharing their customers' real-time location data without their consent.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 29, 2024
- 03:41 PM
- 2
T-Mobile, Verizon workers get texts offering $300 for SIM swaps

Criminals are now texting T-Mobile and Verizon employees on their personal and work phones, trying to tempt them with cash to perform SIM swaps.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 16, 2024
- 07:01 PM
- 0
Verizon insider data breach hits over 63,000 employees

Verizon Communications is warning that an insider data breach impacts almost half its workforce, exposing sensitive employee information.
- Bill Toulas
- February 06, 2024
- 11:02 AM
- 2
Verizon notifies prepaid customers their accounts were breached

Verizon warned an undisclosed number of prepaid customers that attackers gained access to Verizon accounts and used exposed credit card info in SIM swapping attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 18, 2022
- 12:26 PM
- 2
FTC: ISPs collect and monetize far more user data than you’d think

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that six largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the U.S. collect and share customers' personal data without providing them with info on how it's used or meaningful ways to control this process.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 23, 2021
- 10:00 AM
- 2
Verizon digital carrier Visible customer accounts were hacked

Visible, a US digital wireless carrier owned by Verizon, admitted that some customer accounts were hacked after dealing with technical problems in the past couple of days.
- Bill Toulas
- October 13, 2021
- 08:21 AM
- 0
Phishing campaign uses math symbols to evade detection

Phishing actors are now using mathematical symbols on impersonated company logos to evade detection from anti-phishing systems.
- Bill Toulas
- October 12, 2021
- 12:22 PM
- 0
Verizon Fios fiber cut causes Internet outage in Northeastern US

Verizon Fios is experiencing an Internet outage making it impossible to access many websites after a fiber connection was cut in Brooklyn.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 26, 2021
- 12:11 PM
- 0
How to protect your Verizon number from SIM swapping attacks

Verizon now makes it possible for customers to defend against SIM swapping attacks by enabling the free Number Lock protection feature through the My Verizon app or the My Verizon website.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 10, 2020
- 02:16 PM
- 2
Verizon Fios Internet is Having an Outage, Change DNS to Fix

Verizon Fios is currently having a network-wide DNS outage that is causing users to not be able to connect to websites, retrieve email, or play online games.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 18, 2019
- 12:19 PM
- 1
New TrickBot Variant Targets Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint Users

A new Trickbot Trojan variant was spotted while focusing on stealing PIN codes from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Sprint users, marking a new step in this malware's development.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 28, 2019
- 12:11 PM
- 1
Verizon Customers Targeted in Mobile-Focused Phishing Campaigns

Phishing campaigns, some launched as recently as March, aimed at stealing credentials from Verizon mobile customers by spoofing the company's support service.
- Ionut Ilascu
- April 02, 2019
- 05:56 PM
- 0
Yahoo Corrects 2013 Data Breach Announcement From One Billion To "All Users"

In a statement posted online today, Yahoo — now rebranded as Oath and part of Verizon — corrected the estimation on a security breach announced last year from the initial assessment of one billion to "all Yahoo user accounts."
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 03, 2017
- 05:58 PM
- 1
Data of 14 Million Verizon Customers Exposed in Server Snafu

Sensitive data for around 14 million Verizon customers was exposed online because a third-party contractor forgot to limit external access to an Amazon S3 server.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 12, 2017
- 04:25 PM
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