2017 customer data exposed (NICE Systems)

2017 14.0M records affected

Data compromised

Names, Addresses

Technical writeup

Verizon customer data was exposed via a misconfigured cloud server operated by NICE Systems. Records included names, addresses, account details, and PINs.

Root cause

Third-party misconfigured cloud storage; inadequate vendor security oversight.

References

https://www.upguard.com/breaches/verizon-cloud-nice-systems