On March 17, 2022, Orange Business Services U.S., Inc. (OBS) discovered a data breach involving unauthorized access to servers belonging to its subsidiary, Orange Silicon Valley, LLC (OSV), which had occurred on January 4, 2022. The incident compromised sensitive personal information of **6,567 individuals**, including **9 Maine residents**, with exposed data including **Social Security numbers (SSNs)**—a high-value target for identity theft and financial fraud. The breach highlights a significant security lapse, as SSNs are critical identifiers that can enable long-term fraud, financial exploitation, and reputational damage for affected individuals. While the exact method of unauthorized access was not detailed, the exposure of such sensitive data suggests a failure in access controls, monitoring, or incident response protocols. The delay between the breach (January 4) and its discovery (March 17)—over **two months**—further exacerbates the risk, as threat actors could have exploited the stolen data during this period. The incident underscores the broader implications for Orange Business Services, including potential **legal liabilities** under data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, state-level breach notification statutes), **regulatory scrutiny**, and **loss of customer trust**. Given the nature of the exposed data, affected individuals face heightened risks of identity theft, phishing attacks, and financial fraud, necessitating credit monitoring and remediation efforts.
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"linkid": "orange-business",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '6,567 individuals (including 9 '
'Maine residents)',
'industry': 'Telecommunications / IT Services',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Orange Business Services U.S., Inc. (OBS)',
'type': 'Corporation'},
{'industry': 'Telecommunications / IT Services',
'location': 'Silicon Valley, California, USA',
'name': 'Orange Silicon Valley, LLC (OSV)',
'type': 'Subsidiary'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes (unauthorized access)',
'number_of_records_exposed': '6,567',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)']},
'date_detected': '2022-03-17',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that on '
'March 17, 2022, Orange Business Services U.S., Inc. (OBS) '
'learned of a data breach involving unauthorized access to '
'several Orange Silicon Valley, LLC (OSV) servers, which '
'occurred on January 4, 2022. The breach affected 6,567 '
'individuals, including 9 residents of Maine, whose '
'information included Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (Social Security numbers exposed)',
'systems_affected': ['Orange Silicon Valley, LLC (OSV) servers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Office of the '
'Attorney General']},
'title': 'Orange Business Services U.S., Inc. Data Breach (2022)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}