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250 prepaid accounts compromised (Oct 6–10)

2022 250 records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Payment card details, Payment information

Technical writeup

Third party accessed prepaid accounts; last four digits of payment cards exposed. Hackers could make unauthorized changes including SIM swaps. Verizon reset PINs and recommended safeguards.

Root cause

Third-party account access; SIM swap risk.

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