Verizon 'Visible' Wireless Accounts Hacked, Exploited To Buy New iPhones
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211018/07204047769/verizon-visible-wireless-accounts-hacked-exploited-to-buy-new-iphones.shtml
Wireless subscribers of Verizon's Visible prepaid service received a rude awakening after hackers compromised their account, then ordered expensive new iPhones on their dime. Last week a company statement indicated that "threat actors were able to access username/passwords from outside sources," then utilize that access to login to Visible customer accounts. Hacked users say the attackers then utilized that access to order expensive kit, and, initially, getting Visible to do anything about it was a challenge:
— Kristian Kim (@kristiankim) October 13, 2021
Verizon 'Visible' Wireless Accounts Hacked, Exploited To Buy New iPhones
Oct 21, 2021, 6:58pm UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211018/07204047769/verizon-visible-wireless-accounts-hacked-exploited-to-buy-new-iphones.shtml
> Wireless subscribers of Verizon's Visible prepaid service received a rude awakening after hackers compromised their account, then ordered expensive new iPhones on their dime. Last week a company statement indicated that "threat actors were able to access username/passwords from outside sources," then utilize that access to login to Visible customer accounts. Hacked users say the attackers then utilized that access to order expensive kit, and, initially, getting Visible to do anything about it was a challenge:
> — Kristian Kim (@kristiankim) October 13, 2021