[privacy] Verizon Gaffe Lets 5,000 Customer Details Slip

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via C|Net News.

[snip]

Verizon Wireless this week accidentally distributed a file with limited
details on more than 5,000 customers outside the company, potentially
giving identity thieves a toehold.

The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file was e-mailed on Monday and
includes names, e-mail addresses, cell phone numbers and cell phone
model of 5,210 Verizon Wireless customers, going by a copy of the file
obtained by CNET News.com. All of the customers have Motorola RAZR
phones, according to the spreadsheet.

The spreadsheet was inadvertently sent to about 1,800 people, all
Verizon Wireless subscribers, according to a follow-up e-mail
apologizing for the gaffe that the mobile carrier sent on Thursday. The
Excel file was attached to an ad for a Bluetooth wireless headset,
instead of the electronic order form that was supposed to be sent.

[snip]

More:
http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-6109883.html

- ferg


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