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SUMMARY
| Unauthorised parties were able to gain password and account information over the phone | |
| Records | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Record Types | NAA MISC ACC |
| Breach Type | Fraud Se |
| Data Family | Unknown |
| Source | Outside |
| Organization | Virgin Mobile USA, LP. |
| Other Affected/Involved Organizations | None |
| Lawsuit? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Data Recovered? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Arrest? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Submitted By: | altonius |
TIMELINE
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| None. Add Data | Incident Occurred |
| None. Add Data | Incident Discovered By Organization |
| 2007-10-25 | Organization Reports Incident |
| None. Add Data | Organization Mails Notifications |
| None. Add Data | Records Recovered |
| None. Add Data | Lawsuit Filed |
| None. Add Data | Arrest Made |
SIMILAR INCIDENTS
| records | date | organizations |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2006-07-06 | Automatic Data Processing (ADP) |
| 0 | 2006-11-03 | Wesco |
| 0 | 2005-12-27 | Equifax Inc., Morris, Schneider & Prior |
| 0 | 2006-06-23 | Sallie Mae Inc |
MAP OF INCIDENT LOCATION
Address: United States
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PRIMARY SOURCES
Primary Source ID: 1068
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Third parties obtained password and account details for phone accounts, through the customer service phone line.
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| Filename | Source | Researcher | Incident IDs |
| ME_10292007_virgin_mobile.pdf | Maine Attorney General | kirniki | <a href='/incidents/show/1987'>1987</a> |
| Records | File Date | Uploaded | Updated |
| 2 | 2007-10-25 | 2009-01-19 | 19 May 18:22 |
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S . V October 25, 2007 BY U.S. MAIL Maine Office of the Attomey General 6 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333 RE: Notification Consistent with 10 M.R.S.A. ยง 1348 To Whom lt May Concern: Virg... |
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COMMENTS
Breach Types:
- Disposal Computer | Disposal Document | Disposal Tape | Disposal Drive
- Disposal Mobile | Email | Fax | Fraud Se
- Hack | Lost Computer | Lost Document | Lost Drive
- Lost Laptop | Lost Media | Lost Mobile | Lost Tape
- Missing Document | Missing Laptop | Missing Media | Snail Mail
- Stolen Computer | Stolen Document | Stolen Drive | Stolen Laptop
- Stolen Media | Stolen Mobile | Stolen Tape | Unknown
- Virus | Web |
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