In fact, the threat actors in question bought the login credentials from the dark web back in December 2022 and then tried them in “an unusually large volume” across Norton accounts, the notice continued. This username and password combination may potentially also be known to others.” “However, we strongly believe that an unauthorized third party knows and has utilized your username and password for your account. “Our own systems were not compromised,” it said. However, the vendor, owned by Gen Digital, confirmed that these logins had not been obtained via a breach of its own IT environment. It said that hackers have likely accessed their Norton and Norton Password Manager accounts using username and password login combos. The data breach notification letter shared with customers was posted to the Vermont attorney general’s office website. Any credit monitoring from Experian and TransUnion will take several days to begin after your successful LifeLock plan enrollment.NortonLifeLock has told some customers that malicious third parties have likely accessed their accounts, potentially even reaching their password vaults. If verification is successfully completed with Equifax, but not with Experian and/or TransUnion, as applicable, you will not receive Credit Features from such bureau(s) until the verification process is successfully completed and until then you will only receive Credit Features from Equifax. If your plan also includes Credit Features from Experian and/or TransUnion, the above verification process must also be successfully completed with Experian and/or TransUnion, as applicable.

IF EITHER OF THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FEATURES FROM ANY BUREAU. If your LifeLock plan includes credit reports, scores, and/or credit monitoring features ('Credit Features'), two requirements must be met to receive said features: (i) your identity must be successfully verified with Equifax and (ii) Equifax must be able to locate your credit file and it must contain sufficient credit history information. †LifeLock does not monitor all transactions at all businesses.‡‡Phone alerts made during normal local business hours.

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