Bouygues Telecom, the third-largest telephone provider in France, has confirmed a cyberattack and data breach affecting tens of millions of its clients.
In a press release posted to its web site, the telecommunications large stated the hack allowed the intruders to entry the private info on 6.4 million buyer accounts. Bouygues stated it detected the cyberattack on August 4, however didn’t give a timeframe for when the breach was remediated.
In a separate web page devoted to victims of the cyberattack, Bouygues stated the stolen knowledge consists of clients’ contact info and contractual knowledge, their civil standing (or firm knowledge if the subscriber is an expert), in addition to IBANs, or worldwide checking account numbers.
Bouygues stated it has about 26.9 million cell clients.
The cyberattack has been reported to France’s knowledge safety company, CNIL.
On the time of publication, Bouygues’ webpage in regards to the cyberattack contained a hidden “noindex” tag in its supply code, which instructs serps to disregard the web page, making it tough for anybody looking the net to seek out the web page.
A spokesperson for Bouygues didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark asking for particulars in regards to the cyberattack, or clarify why the web page was hidden from serps.
Information of the breach comes quickly after a cyberattack at French telecom large Orange, the nation’s largest telephone provider and one of many largest telecommunication firms on the planet. On July 29, Orange instructed clients to count on disruption because it moved to “isolate probably affected companies.” Orange serves greater than 290 million clients worldwide.
