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Verizon Gave Her Data to a Stalker. ‘This Has Completely Changed My Life’ (www.404media.co)

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Verizon Gave Her Data to a Stalker. ‘This Has Completely Changed My Life’::A stalker haphazardly posing as a cop demanded sensitive data from Verizon. Verizon complied, and the stalker drove to an address armed with a knife. 404 Media spoke to the victim.

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[–] vaquedoso@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Pertinent excerpts:

Verizon handed Poppy’s personal data, including the address on file and phone logs, to a stalker who later directly threatened her and drove to an address armed with a knife.

[the stalker] used a ProtonMail account, not a government email, to make the request, and used the name of a police officer that didn’t actually work for the police department he impersonated, according to court records. Despite those red flags, Verizon still provided the sensitive data to [the stalker].

a Verizon representative told Poppy that the corporation was a victim too.