DisclosureLens
MisuseTelecom & MediaInformationKnowledge AbuseData MishandlingCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 12, 2023

Filed

Feb 5, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

63,20682 in this filing

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. →7 incidents on file

Verizon Communications Inc. reported an insider-related incident that resulted in the inadvertent disclosure of personal information. The breach, which occurred on September 21, 2023, and was discovered on December 12, 2023, affected 82 Maine residents. The compromised data included names and Social Security numbers. Verizon is offering 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Allstate Identity Protection to those affected.

Maine clockDiscovered Dec 12, 2023 → Filed with AG Feb 5, 202455d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 82 days
discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Sep 21, 2023

Begins

Dec 12, 2023

Discovered

Feb 5, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 4d gap

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (IL), last Feb 9 (NH) — a 8-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.