Verizon just had a data breach, and they can't blame the technology or attackers.
HAGERSTOWN — A mistake by Verizon that led to the printing of about 12,500 unlisted or nonpublished telephone numbers and corresponding addresses in a telephone book has prompted fear and anger in some of those affected.
One woman, who asked that her name not be used because she feared for her safety, said she began to cry when she learned that her unlisted number and address were printed in the recently released 2008-09 Washington County Phone Book.
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In March, Verizon inadvertently sold the numbers to Ogden Directory Inc. for publication in the phone book, said Harry Mitchell, Verizon's director of media relations.
The phone books were in the process of being distributed by the post office, but Ogden officials last week asked that distribution be halted after the problem was discovered.
Mitchell said Verizon regrets the mistake.
[From The Herald-Mail]
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