Huge data leak at SFR, here are the best practices to adopt to protect yourself
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10.9.1 - Downloads:
45 - Release date:
07/10/2024 - Author :
SFR - License:
Free license - Categories:
Internet
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Android, Online service, iOS iPhone / iPad
The days go by and they are the same for the French and their personal data. In fact, leaks have been increasing for many months. The most notable of recent weeks concerned Free. While those of the Banque de France and SFR which recently took place have been denied, the situation is now becoming even more worrying for subscribers to the red square brand.
The ethical hacker SaxX in fact shared on November 24, 2024 that the 3.6 million data of SFR customers were finally distributed free of charge after the latest cyberattack by a cybercriminal group was denied by the operator.
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“Unfortunately, we must believe that it is they who were right and that the communication from the telephone operator SFR in no way corresponded with the 50,000 files from the previous hack going back a few weeks,” explains SaxX. Please note, the file with 150,000 IBAN is still on sale…
We are thus faced with a tidal wave of mobile and internet subscriber data in the wild. The hacker also emphasizes that we are at a total of 22.8 million French people affected, 19.2 million for Free and 3.6 million for SFR.
🚨🔴CYBERALERT: 🇫🇷FRANCE🔴 | 💥The 3.6M of SFR customer data finally released for free after the operator SFR denies the new cyberattack carried out by a French cybercriminal group
It’s AB-SO-LU-MENT CRAZY what’s currently happening in France in the… pic.twitter.com/3dX4zaixGL
— SaxX ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@_SaxX_) November 24, 2024
If we follow the site Hello leakwe note that a plethora of services have been impacted by cyberattacks in recent months, which is undoubtedly increasing the number of victims in France.
All this creates concern about the use of personal data, whether for larger-than-life phishing or even attempts at identity theft.
Faced with this situation, some good practices should be adopted: pay attention to suspicious links received by email or SMS, redefine your passwords, activate two-factor authentication if available, regularly check your account transactions or even whitelist your IBAN.
For information, please note that the CNIL offers a complete file on its website to help protect yourself from threats caused by data leaks.
