Norton reportedly sent notice of the breach to a total of around 6,450 of its customers who use its password manager feature, with the company saying it couldn’t rule out a breach of saved passwords, as well. The company added cybercriminals may have accessed users names, phone numbers, mailing address, and possibly other details stored in their private vaults. The Norton LifeLock data breach possibly exposed account data that includes first and last names, phone numbers and mailing addresses, according to the company. Norton LifeLock data breach possibly exposes customer names, phone numbers, mailing addresses GetHuman features available: Best alternatives to phone. 1, around two weeks before Norton reportedly says it detected a large number of failed login attempts. The best of the 6 ways to get in touch with Norton AntiVirus by GetHuman. The company reportedly says bad actors may have started compromising accounts from as far back as Dec. Norton advises its customers to use a two-factor authentication, which would prevent someone from being able to access an account using only a password, TechCrunch reported. The Norton and LifeLock Brands are part of NortonLifeLock Inc. Gen Digital reportedly attributes the Norton LifeLock data breach to a credential stuffing attack, which is when a bad actor attempts to gain access to an account by using previously exposed or breached credentials. Contact Norton to connect with a live Norton Chat or Norton Phone agent.
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