Orange Romania has confirmed a cyber attack led by hacker Rey of the HellCat ransomware group, resulting in the theft of thousands of documents including email addresses and partial payment details. The breach occurred on a non-critical back-office application and didn't disrupt customer operations. Despite the hacker's claims of accessing systems undetected for three hours and potential access for a month, Orange has initiated an investigation, prioritizing the protection of employee and customer data. This incident follows a recent security breach at Orange Spain, indicating a trend of targeting telecom companies.
Orange Romania experienced a cyber attack resulting in the theft of thousands of internal documents, including 380,000 email addresses and sensitive customer data.
The hacker Rey claims to have accessed Orange systems undetected for three hours, stealing nearly 12,000 files totaling 6.5 GB.
Following the breach, Orange affirmed their commitment to swiftly protect the interests of their employees, customers, and partners, cooperating with authorities in the investigation.
Despite this incident occurring on a non-critical back-office application, it highlights the ongoing threats facing telecommunications companies from cyber criminals.
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