Cyberattacks Bouygues and Air France: How do you know if you are concerned?

On the past year alone, the four major telecom operators were victims of cyber attacks leading to a massive data leak. The latest East Bouygueson August 4. Personal information of 6.4 million customers was exposed, including their banking data. Shortly after, Air France and KLM announced in turn have suffered a fraudulent access to data from some of their customers.

There is currently no centralized system to answer this question directly. The good news is that the organizations affected by data violations must directly inform their customers.

On the Bouygues side, the data leak is particularly serious. In addition to the name, first name, address, date of birth, telephone number and email address, this includes the IBAN number, which identifies the bank account. Bouygues has already announced that it notified the CNIL, and that all the impacted subscribers will be warned by e-mail or SMS. Currently, shipments should be completed, but it is possible that some have not yet been informed. If you have not received anything, wait a few more days before concluding that your data is not affected. Bouygues also set up a toll -free number at 0801 239 901.

At Air France and KLM, the leak does not include banking data. This is contact information, the Flying Blue account number, as well as the subjects of the e-mails exchanged. Less sensitive data, but which can nevertheless allow identity theft and targeted scams by phone or email. The CNIL has been notified and all the persons concerned should receive a message informing them of the data theft.

Web tools

This type of cyber attack seems to be multiplying, and it is not always easy to follow all the information concerning data leaks. There are two online tools that allow you to know if your data has been compromised. The first is a Google tool. It is possible to create a surveillance profile that informs you if your data is available on the Dark Web. Please note, this tool does not report a leak in itself, but detects if your information is already present online. It allows you to monitor the appearance of your name, address, date of birth, telephone number and email address.

The other tool is the site Have i been pwned. It compiles the databases from leaks and allows you to enter your email address to find out if it is there. However, Bouygues and Air France data are not yet there …