Jan 10 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N:
VERIZON - VERIZON HAS CONTAINED CYBER INCIDENT BROUGHT ON BY NATION-STATE THREAT ACTOR
VERIZON - AN INDEPENDENT AND HIGHLY RESPECTED CYBERSECURITY FIRM HAS CONFIRMED THE VERIZON CONTAINMENT
VERIZON: IN CYBER INCIDENT, SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL ACTIVITY WERE TARGETED BY SALT TYPHOON
VERIZON - DETERMINED THREAT ACTOR ACCESSED SMALL PERCENTAGE OF MOBILE INTERNET ACCESS, MOBILE CALL RECORDS OF OTHER VERIZON WIRELESS CUSTOMERS
VERIZON: DOES NOT BELIEVE WIRELESS CUSTOMERS WERE TARGETED, OR ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS WERE EXPOSED
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