"Verizon Insider Data Breach Hits Over 63,000 Employees"

Verizon Communications has recently warned that an insider data breach impacts almost half its workforce, exposing sensitive employee information.  A data breach notification shared with the Office of the Maine Attorney General reveals that a Verizon employee gained unauthorized access to a file containing sensitive employee information on September 21, 2023.  Verizon says it discovered the breach on December 12, 2023, nearly three months later, and determined it contained sensitive information of 63,206 employees.  The exposed data varies per employee but could include full name, physical address, Social Security number (SSN), national ID, gender, union affiliation, date of birth, and compensation information.  The company noted that this incident does not appear to impact customer information.  Verizon says it is actively working towards strengthening its internal security to prevent similar incidents from occurring again in the future and noted that at this time, there are no signs of malicious exploitation or evidence of the data having been widely leaked.

BleepingComputer reports: "Verizon Insider Data Breach Hits Over 63,000 Employees"