The outage, which was detected at a supplier of the multinational, has revealed identities, emails and account numbers, among other things.
A “security incident” at an Orange provider has exposed “sensitive” information from its customers. The exact number of affected users has not been specified by the multinational, which insists it is a “limited number”. The company itself has warned its subscribers in a statement that “some of the sensitive information it had access to the customer management activity for which it was hired” was leaked due to that security breach.
In particular, the name, surnames, postal address, telephone, email, DNI, date of birth, nationality and the IBAN code of the current account of some of its customers have been made public, as reported by the Internet User’s Security Office (OSI) of Incibe, the Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute of the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation.
“From the moment the provider became aware of the incident, a plan was put in place to limit its scope, with immediate action being taken to cut off access to our systems. However, some of your personal information may be affected,” reads the company’s information sent to a “limited group of customers” who are alleged to be victims of this breach and have already been notified by text or email. .
The multinational assures that it has already communicated the failure to the Spanish Data Protection Agency, as well as to the Central Technological Investigation Brigade (BCIT) of the National Police, through the presentation of the corresponding complaint.
The Internet Security Office (OSI) has been recommending in recent hours to users warned by the company that “in the coming months, be especially careful with e-mails, messages or calls that you cannot confirm the origin or sender of, especially messages requesting banking information or references.
In addition, it recommends that those hypothetical victims “be vigilant and regularly check what information about you is circulating on the Internet to detect if your private information is being used without your permission.” “Practicing ego surfing will help you determine what information about you is on the network,” the Incibe office says.
“If your banking information has been compromised by the incident, please check your latest banking transactions. If you detect any unknown movement, contact your bank to take appropriate action,” recommends those affected by the OSI.
Source: La Verdad
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