{"id":993882,"date":"2026-08-11T18:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/verizon-announces-a-25000-reward-program-to-protect-communities-from-network-vandalism\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T18:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:53:55","slug":"verizon-announces-a-25000-reward-program-to-protect-communities-from-network-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/verizon-announces-a-25000-reward-program-to-protect-communities-from-network-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon announces a $25,000 reward program to protect communities from network vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>LOS ANGELES, Aug.  11, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Verizon today announced a $25,000 reward program for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in vandalism that have cut off thousands of Verizon customers from critical wireless and wireline communications services.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several days, vandals cut multiple fiber cables causing service interruptions for customers in Los Angeles and parts of Southern California. Acts of network theft and vandalism represent a direct threat to the safety and security of our communities, emergency services, healthcare and all who rely on critical communications. Vandals also put their own lives at risk when perpetrating these crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are criminal acts, affecting people\u2019s safety and are putting lives at risk,\u201d said Vandana Venkatesh, Verizon\u2019s chief legal officer. \u201cWe are actively investigating several recent incidents and are pursuing all avenues to assist law enforcement in finding and convicting the perpetrators of these acts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=zhVVbKL0JgkaKPqopvfbGyxPOUQniTOS5n3RsHgtl3Gmq1BLpzTNEigAyUz-4HAnLgTanAcA2ajmvRlEZ2Cprs6foCzoREOMqd-mBBkT5bpb46V6RRwxzc9QHuMX60a4_LlYiS5H-p4Vo2mlQND-A72KvrDHaizd_hWjl-6pvNY=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>industry data<\/u><\/a>, California is at particular risk for vandalism &#8211; when it comes to the economic impact of these outages, the state saw the largest losses at $252.6M:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>California and Texas account for more than half of all reported incidents.<\/li>\n<li>California is the hardest hit state with 6,297 attacks in 2025 and with Los Angeles in particular experiencing 1,131 incidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s not just California, nationwide, the industry deals with thousands of incidents of vandalism of cables each year. Verizon stands committed to protecting America\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross the country, people rely on us for critical connectivity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,\u201d said Joe Russo, EVP &amp; President of Global Networks and Technology, \u201cOur network and security teams are working with law enforcement at all levels in tracking down the perpetrators and bringing these egregious acts to an end. \u00a0This must stop because our communities should not be put at risk by thieves who vandalize or steal cables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company is offering rewards of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals who intentionally damage Verizon equipment. Anyone witnessing vandalism should call 911 and then contact Verizon\u2019s Security department at 1-800-997-3287.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement was originally published by Verizon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=P2zb1EGSfjFAflcAxhw2sYmpX1wE1UEnLE2hpVWQ0pvQDB53lumblET2Z7lUGblrHIHL-qdTUnfAtG1V_M0oNsQapMVM-cIWJ9rYd6Xwgb7AK1SHeafzDjwg9j-Zmi837WBCSNADfR8SXiaxuujB4_k-GfQTppb4ugH9nfqaSUeZ-CST_qw6uE_kBORoRM_P\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Read the original press release<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) powers and empowers how its millions of customers live, work and play, delivering on their demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity and security. Headquartered in New York City, serving countries worldwide and nearly all of the Fortune 500, Verizon generated revenues of $138.2 billion in 2025. Verizon\u2019s world-class team never stops innovating to meet customers where they are today and equip them for the needs of tomorrow. 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Over the past several days, vandals cut multiple fiber cables causing service interruptions for customers in Los Angeles and parts of Southern California. Acts of network theft and vandalism represent a direct threat to the safety and security of our communities, emergency services, healthcare and all who rely on critical communications. Vandals also put their own lives at risk when perpetrating these crimes.\u00a0 \u201cThese are criminal acts, affecting people\u2019s safety and are putting lives at risk,\u201d said &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/verizon-announces-a-25000-reward-program-to-protect-communities-from-network-vandalism\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Verizon announces a $25,000 reward program to protect communities from network vandalism&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-993882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Verizon announces a $25,000 reward program to protect communities from network vandalism - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/verizon-announces-a-25000-reward-program-to-protect-communities-from-network-vandalism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Verizon announces a $25,000 reward program to protect communities from network vandalism - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Verizon today announced a $25,000 reward program for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in vandalism that have cut off thousands of Verizon customers from critical wireless and wireline communications services. 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