Hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.3 million customers of French telephone company Orange, in the second major breach of its kind in a matter of months.
In the latest incident, which was detected on April 18, the hackers acquired names, email addresses, mobile and fixed line numbers, names of mobile and Internet operators and the dates of birth of current and potential customers.
"The data recovered could be used to contact those concerned by email, SMS or by phone, particularly for phishing purposes," the group warned in a statement issued this week.
A spokesman for the phone operator told AFP late Tuesday the attack affected 1.3 million people.
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