Magda Wierzycka furious as phone scammer dupes Discovery into info leaks
Magda Wierzycka is furious, after Discovery leaked some of her personal information to scammers. Less than 20 other clients were impacted, Discovery said.
The company said an"impersonator" used information released in former data breaches to bypass Discovery's customer verification systems.Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka is furious after her Discovery Insure policy information, and that of around 20 other Discovery users, was leaked by the company to phone call scammers.
Once a company's data breach has been hacked, it is common for the information that was obtained to be released on the dark web for other nefarious actors to buy and use to perpetrate crimes. Discovery said that affected clients have been notified of the breach between 17 May and 5 June, adding:
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