The findings from the report concluded that a "technology failure at the time adversely impacted on the information received by the third umpire Daryl Harper while making his decision".
Already the decline in federal information technology budgets has impacted sales in this segment that was reflected in the fourth quarter of 2012, when sales at information systems segment declined 14% year-over-year.
Canal added that Verizon has already notified individuals who could potentially have been impacted and took immediate steps to safeguard their information and privacy.