It shall notify its clients whose data is concerned with a cyber attack by e-mail also SMS.
The Belgian telecommunications operator Orange Belgium announced on Wednesday that the hackers gained access to the data of 850,000 of its clients at the end of July. According to the company, however, did not penetrate the so -called. Critical data such as passwords, email addresses, bank or financial information, TASR writes according to AFP reports.
“Hackers have accessed access to one of our IT systems, which included the following data: name, surname, phone number, SIM card number, puck code and payment plan,” the operator informs. “As soon as we found out, our teams blocked access to the affected system and tightened security measures,” he added.
Protection of affected clients
The Belgian branch of the French telecommunications company Orange said it has alerted the competent authorities. It shall notify its clients whose data is concerned with a cyber attack by e-mail also SMS. “We recommend that they remain vigilant towards any suspicious communication,” she added.
