[Security News] French Telecom Orange Hit by Cyberattack
30th July 2025
French Telecom Orange Hit by Cyberattack
Orange, a French telecommunications company, recently addressed a cyberattack that caused disruptions to some of its corporate and consumer services, mainly within France. Specifically, the incident, which was identified on Friday, July 25, led Orange Cyberdefense to quickly isolate the affected services. Despite these swift actions, however, some disruptions were experienced. Nevertheless, the company anticipates a gradual restoration of services by Wednesday morning, July 30. Furthermore, Orange has stated that, as of the current stage of their investigation, there is no indication that customer or Orange data has been extracted. Ultimately, this incident underscores a growing trend of cyberattacks targeting the French telecommunications sector, often for espionage purposes.
Source: Cyber Security News, The Cyber Express
UK Online Crackdown Sparks VPN Downloads to Bypass the Rules
The UK’s new Online Safety Act, which mandates strict age verification for accessing harmful content, has led to a massive spike in VPN usage as users seek to bypass the rules. Consequently, privacy concerns have surged due to required photo ID or credit card verification, prompting over 1,800% more VPN signups in the UK. Meanwhile, Wikipedia has launched a legal challenge against the law. Specifically, Wikipedia warned that enforcing age checks and contributor verification could undermine its open, volunteer-driven model. As a result, if the court sides with the UK government and Wikipedia refuses to comply, the site could be blocked in the UK.
Source: Cybernews, Financial Times
Dating App “Tea”, Suffers Data Breach Exposing 72,000 Images of Users
“Tea”, a popular dating and social networking app designed for women to share information about men they date, has experienced a significant data breach. This breach exposed approximately 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and photo identification used for account verification, as well as 59,000 publicly viewable images from posts and messages. Significantly, this incident affected users who registered before February 2024, as the exposed data was stored in an older, less secure “legacy data system” not yet migrated to their updated platform. In response, the company has engaged cybersecurity experts and confirmed that email addresses and phone numbers were not compromised. However, some leaked images have reportedly circulated on online message boards.
Source: CNN, Bleeping Computer, Cybernews
Hackers Fooled Cognizant Help Desk Resulting Clorox in $380M Lawsuit
Clorox is suing Cognizant for $380 million, alleging gross negligence. Specifically, the lawsuit claims a hacker breached Clorox’s systems after Cognizant, an IT service provider, reset an employee’s password without verifying their identity. The August 2023 cyberattack, attributed to Scattered Spider, reportedly paralyzed Clorox’s corporate network, halted manufacturing, and caused significant business disruption. Furthermore, Clorox claims Cognizant ignored its credential reset procedures, granted attackers access multiple times, and mishandled the response and recovery efforts. The lawsuit accuses Cognizant of breach of contract, negligence, and misrepresentation, leading to severe operational and financial losses.
Source: Bleeping Computer, Information Age
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