<p>Database that includes the full name, email address, corporate ID numbers, and phone numbers of several Verizon employees was compromised with the hacker holding it for a $250,000 ransom, a media report says.</p>.<p>According to Motherboard, the hacker said they reached out to Verizon and shared the email that he sent to the company.</p>.<p>"Please feel free to respond with an offer not to leak you're (sic) entire employee database," the hacker wrote in the email.</p>.<p>A Verizon spokesperson reportedly confirmed to the website that the hacker has been in contact with the company.</p>.<p>"A fraudster recently contacted us threatening to release readily available employee directory information in exchange for payment from Verizon," the spokesperson told Motherboard in an email.</p>.<p>"We do not believe the fraudster has any sensitive information and we do not plan to engage with the individual further," the spokesperson added.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the report mentioned that the hacker contacted Motherboard last week to share the information.</p>.<p>The anonymous hacker said they obtained the data by convincing a Verizon employee to give them remote access to their corporate computer.</p>.<p>While the database does not include information such as Social Security Numbers, passwords, or credit card numbers, the stolen information is still potentially dangerous, the report said.</p>
<p>Database that includes the full name, email address, corporate ID numbers, and phone numbers of several Verizon employees was compromised with the hacker holding it for a $250,000 ransom, a media report says.</p>.<p>According to Motherboard, the hacker said they reached out to Verizon and shared the email that he sent to the company.</p>.<p>"Please feel free to respond with an offer not to leak you're (sic) entire employee database," the hacker wrote in the email.</p>.<p>A Verizon spokesperson reportedly confirmed to the website that the hacker has been in contact with the company.</p>.<p>"A fraudster recently contacted us threatening to release readily available employee directory information in exchange for payment from Verizon," the spokesperson told Motherboard in an email.</p>.<p>"We do not believe the fraudster has any sensitive information and we do not plan to engage with the individual further," the spokesperson added.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the report mentioned that the hacker contacted Motherboard last week to share the information.</p>.<p>The anonymous hacker said they obtained the data by convincing a Verizon employee to give them remote access to their corporate computer.</p>.<p>While the database does not include information such as Social Security Numbers, passwords, or credit card numbers, the stolen information is still potentially dangerous, the report said.</p>