US EditionBouygues Telecom Confirms Data Breach Impacting 6.4 Million Customers
FRANCE, AUG 6 – The cyberattack targeted sensitive information including bank details of 6.4 million customers, with stolen data reportedly circulating on the dark web, raising fraud concerns, experts said.
- On August 4, Bouygues Telecom confirmed a cyberattack allowing unauthorized access to data from six million customer accounts, with no remediation timeframe given.
- Over recent months, the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI warned about state-sponsored threats, with attacks on operators like Orange and Bouygues Telecom becoming almost routine.
- Stolen customer records include contact information, contractual data, civil status or company data, and IBANs, with NordVPN estimating these are circulating on the dark web for up to 55 euros per account.
- The company said impacted customers have received or will receive an email or text informing them, as IBANs are now at risk of fraud, and support teams are mobilized.
- Bouygues Telecom filed a report with CNIL and submitted a complaint to judicial authorities, and the telecom provider is now investigating amid growing privacy concerns.
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The operator Bouygues Telecom reported that he had been the victim of an extensive hacking campaign. A total of 6.4 million of his customers would have been exposed. Millions of data could have been subdued, and you'll be told how to know if you're one of the unlucky.
Bouygues Telecom has been the victim of a vast cyberattack. The data of 6.4 million customers have been stolen. Among them: bank details. The telephone operator has informed or will inform customers...
The stolen data are "coordinates, contractual data, civil status data or company data, as well as IBAN", the operator explains.
Bouygues Telecom Hacké: More than Six Million Pirated, Coordinated and Iban Customer Accounts Leaked
The company states that "the bank card numbers and passwords of your Bouygues Telecom accounts are not affected".
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