Bouygues Telecom

Bouygues Telecom, a major French telecom company, experienced a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 6.4 million customer accounts. The attack allowed unauthorized access to sensitive information, though the exact nature of the breach was not disclosed. The company responded by notifying affected customers via email or text and reported the incident to France's data protection regulator, CNIL, and judicial authorities. The breach highlights the growing threat to telecommunications providers, following similar incidents in the sector.

Source: https://therecord.media/bouygues-telecom-france-cyberattack-data-breach

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bouygues-telecom

"id": "bou339080725",
"linkid": "bouygues-telecom",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '6.4 million',
                        'industry': 'Telecom',
                        'location': 'France',
                        'name': 'Bouygues Telecom',
                        'size': 'Large',
                        'type': 'Telecommunications'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Emails or text messages to affected customers',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '6.4 million',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal data'},
 'description': 'Bouygues Telecom, one of France’s largest telecom companies, '
                'announced a cyberattack that compromised the data of millions '
                'of customers. The attack allowed unauthorized access to '
                'certain personal data from 6.4 million customer accounts.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal data', 'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': 'Complaint submitted to France’s '
                                            'judicial authorities',
                           'regulatory_notifications': 'Report filed with '
                                                       'CNIL'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Emails or text messages to affected '
                                        'customers',
              'containment_measures': 'All necessary measures were put in '
                                      'place',
              'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Yes',
              'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes'},
 'title': 'Bouygues Telecom Cyberattack',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}