Brief: Orange Belgium Informs Customers About Cyberattack

Orange Belgium NV

20/08/2025 14:34

Aug 20 (Reuters) - Orange Belgium SA OBEL.BR:

ON WEDNESDAY ORANGE BELGIUM INFORMED CUSTOMERS ABOUT CYBERATTACK

AT END-JULY, DETECTED CYBERATTACK ON ONE OF IT SYSTEMS, RESULTING IN UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO CERTAIN DATA FROM 850,000 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

NO CRITICAL DATA COMPROMISED: NO PASSWORDS, EMAIL ADDRESSES, BANK OR FINANCIAL DETAILS HACKED

HOWEVER, HACKER GAINED ACCESS TO ONE OF IT SYSTEMS WITH SURNAME, FIRST NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, SIM CARD NUMBER, PUK CODE, TARIFF PLAN

AS SOON AS INCIDENT DETECTED, TEAMS BLOCKED ACCESS TO AFFECTED SYSTEM, TIGHTENED SECURITY MEASURES

ALSO ALERTED COMPETENT AUTHORITIES, FILED OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES

AFFECTED CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND/OR TEXT MESSAGE

DUE ONGOING INVESTIGATION, NO FURTHER DETAILS TO BE DISCLOSED TO ENSURE INTEGRITY OF INVESTIGATION, PROTECT PRIVACY OF THOSE INVOLVED

 Source text: https://tinyurl.com/4v89zpn4
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