fusername Posted May 7, 2014 Report Posted May 7, 2014 UPDATE 1-France's Orange says client data stolen from websiteFrench telecoms group Orange said around 1.3 million users of its online portal fell victim to a theft of personal data, including telephone numbers, dates of birth and email addresses, last month.It is the second breach in three months for Orange, and comes at a time of intense scrutiny of companies' cyber-defences after a massive hack at U.S. retailer Target and the discovery of the "Heartbleed" bug that exposed weaknesses in a commonly used web encyption programme.In mid-April, hackers accessed a software platform that Orange used to send promotional emails and text messages to people who had agreed to receive them.All the people affected were informed, the group said, and were warned to look out for 'phishing' attacks where hackers send emails disguised as requests from legitimate companies to fool people into handing over more personal data.No payment information or credit card numbers were stolen from Orange, making the breach less serious than the one at Target, in which 40 million credit card details were taken and the chief executive was later dismissed.REUTERS Quote
