64 million Bouygues Telecom customers just had their data exposed in a huge data breach and its the second to hit French telecoms operators in a month IT Pro
pA broad range of customer data was exposed according to Bouygues Telecompp
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ppBouygues Telecom Frances thirdlargest phone carrier has confirmed a data breach which exposed personal data belonging to millions of customers across the countryppThe company which provides mobile broadband and digital TV services said it discovered the breach affecting 64 million of its 27 million customers earlier this weekppIt acted quickly to halt the attack and tighten its security procedures the bank said in a statement and is in the process of contacting those affectedppThe data exposed in the breach includes contact details contractual data civil status data or in the case of business customers company data as well as International Bank Account Numbers IBANsppBouygues Telecom said bank card numbers and passwords were not affectedppThis situation could expose you to fraud attempts fraudulent emails or calls By using your information a fraudster could pretend to be Bouygues Telecom or another company bank insurance company etc and try for example to obtain additional information such as your credit card number or your usernames and passwords We recommend that you be particularly vigilant the firm told customersppNever share your usernames and passwords Be particularly wary of calls from fake bank advisors who may try to gain your trust by giving your name or account number If in doubt end the call and call your bank or bank advisor back at their usual numberppSign up today and you will receive a free copy of our Future Focus 2025 report the leading guidance on AI cybersecurity and other IT challenges as per 700 senior executivesppWhile the leaked IBAN numbers arent enough to allow attackers to carry out transactions such as direct debits or transfers the company is warning customers to check withdrawals and be wary of phishing attempts citing their bank and account numberppThe company said it has notified Frances data protection authority the CNIL and national cybersecurity agency the Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes dInformation ANSSIppBouygues Telecom is the latest french telecoms company to be hit with a data breach in recent weeks Late last month Orange announced that it had fallen victim to a cyber attackppIn this case personal data doesnt appear to have been stolen although the company was forced to warn its customers worldwide that service disruptions were likely as it worked to fix the issueppIts not known who was responsible or whether the two incidents were the work of the same hackers However similar attacks on US phone providers have been attributed to the Chinalinked Salt Typhoon hacking groupppEarlier this year ANSSI issued a warning that the telecoms sector was under what it described as an intense threat citing incidents including a DDoS attack on OVH and suggesting that they were the work of Chinese groupsppCyber attacks are very common and affect any company despite all existing security tools and procedures We are constantly evolving our security procedures to address the constantly evolving attackers methods said Bouygues TelecomppThanks to the responsiveness of our technical teams we were able to resolve this incident and notify our customers as quickly as possible Protecting our customers data is a priority at Bouygues TelecomppMake sure to follow ITPro on Google News to keep tabs on all our latest news analysis and reviewsppEmma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC Private Eye Forbes Raconteur and specialist technology titlespp
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ppBouygues Telecom Frances thirdlargest phone carrier has confirmed a data breach which exposed personal data belonging to millions of customers across the countryppThe company which provides mobile broadband and digital TV services said it discovered the breach affecting 64 million of its 27 million customers earlier this weekppIt acted quickly to halt the attack and tighten its security procedures the bank said in a statement and is in the process of contacting those affectedppThe data exposed in the breach includes contact details contractual data civil status data or in the case of business customers company data as well as International Bank Account Numbers IBANsppBouygues Telecom said bank card numbers and passwords were not affectedppThis situation could expose you to fraud attempts fraudulent emails or calls By using your information a fraudster could pretend to be Bouygues Telecom or another company bank insurance company etc and try for example to obtain additional information such as your credit card number or your usernames and passwords We recommend that you be particularly vigilant the firm told customersppNever share your usernames and passwords Be particularly wary of calls from fake bank advisors who may try to gain your trust by giving your name or account number If in doubt end the call and call your bank or bank advisor back at their usual numberppSign up today and you will receive a free copy of our Future Focus 2025 report the leading guidance on AI cybersecurity and other IT challenges as per 700 senior executivesppWhile the leaked IBAN numbers arent enough to allow attackers to carry out transactions such as direct debits or transfers the company is warning customers to check withdrawals and be wary of phishing attempts citing their bank and account numberppThe company said it has notified Frances data protection authority the CNIL and national cybersecurity agency the Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes dInformation ANSSIppBouygues Telecom is the latest french telecoms company to be hit with a data breach in recent weeks Late last month Orange announced that it had fallen victim to a cyber attackppIn this case personal data doesnt appear to have been stolen although the company was forced to warn its customers worldwide that service disruptions were likely as it worked to fix the issueppIts not known who was responsible or whether the two incidents were the work of the same hackers However similar attacks on US phone providers have been attributed to the Chinalinked Salt Typhoon hacking groupppEarlier this year ANSSI issued a warning that the telecoms sector was under what it described as an intense threat citing incidents including a DDoS attack on OVH and suggesting that they were the work of Chinese groupsppCyber attacks are very common and affect any company despite all existing security tools and procedures We are constantly evolving our security procedures to address the constantly evolving attackers methods said Bouygues TelecomppThanks to the responsiveness of our technical teams we were able to resolve this incident and notify our customers as quickly as possible Protecting our customers data is a priority at Bouygues TelecomppMake sure to follow ITPro on Google News to keep tabs on all our latest news analysis and reviewsppEmma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC Private Eye Forbes Raconteur and specialist technology titlespp
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