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Social media was also full of reports of customers not receiving a response from Visible for days :. Great, someone hacked my visible account, purchased iPhone using my PayPal, and changed the password. Scammer also tricked me with email spams in an effort to make me miss any email notifications from Visible. In an email sent to customers and posted publicly yesterday, Visible shared what it believes caused the hacks.

We are taking protective steps to secure all impacted accounts and prevent any further unauthorized access," said Visible in the announcement. The company's wording suggests that customer credentials were obtained from a third-party leak or breached database and then used to access customer accounts, a practice known as credential stuffing. Google Play Pass. Apple Music. YouTube TV. Financial services. Why Verizon. Why Verizon overview. Coverage map. Network awards.

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