Orange Romania Data Breach
Status: Confirmed
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Orange Romania · Actor: Unknown · Source: DataBreach.com / ObscureIQ intelligence
Attack: Ransomware via Compromised credentials
Timeline: Breach (Feb, 2025) · Reported (Feb, 2025) · Leak (Feb, 2025)
Exposure: 595K+ records · Credit Card, Email, Partial credit card data, Phone Number, Phone numbers
Status: Confirmed · Risk: Moderate (Financial fraud + Phishing / SIM swap)
Summary
In February 2025 Orange Group confirmed a data breach affecting its Romanian operations. The HellCat ransomware group led by a hacker known as “Rey infiltrated the company’s systems exfiltrating 6.5GB of internal data across 12 000 files. The breach exposed hundreds of thousands email addresses of employees partners and contractors along with Yoxo customer data and partial payment card details (some expired). The attack stemmed from compromised credentials and vulnerabilities in Orange’s Jira software and internal portals. Orange stated customer operations were unaffected as the breach targeted a non-critical system. Authorities are investigating the incident to assess risks and enhance security. This breach was shared with us by ‘Bown’ an independent security researcher.
About Orange Romania
Orange Romania is the organization affected by this breach. User data may have been generated through account creation, service usage, or business operations.
If you have interacted with Orange Romania in any capacity, your data may be included in this breach.
Threat Actor: Unknown
The threat actor responsible for this breach has not been publicly identified or confirmed at this time.
- Compromised credentials
Breach Exploitation Status
Moderate
Status
Detected
Possible
Possible
Possible
Unknown
1–3 years
Email addresses and usernames persist but credentials may rotate. Phishing risk remains elevated during this window.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 595K+ records has been identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Impact
This breach carries moderate risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Targeted phishing referencing Orange Romania accounts or services
- Financial fraud and unauthorized transactions
- SIM-swap attempts where phone numbers are present
- Data broker enrichment and resale
Recommendations for Impacted Individuals
If you believe your information may be included:
Non-clients may request a breach impact review.
Orange Romania account updates
Financial transaction confirmations
Password reset requests
Verify directly through official channels.
Email compromise is often the first pivot point.
Frequently Asked Questions
In Feb, 2025, Orange Romania experienced a data breach that resulted in the exposure of approximately 595K+ records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes Credit Card, Email, Partial credit card data, Phone Number, Phone numbers.
Approximately 595K+ records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
Yes. This breach is treated as confirmed based on data observed in breach intelligence platforms.
Data circulation has been detected across breach-sharing channels. Downstream exploitation risk exists based on the nature of the exposed fields.
Rotate passwords associated with Orange Romania, enable multi-factor authentication on email and financial accounts, and monitor for suspicious activity.
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- A high-profile executive
- A customer of Orange Romania
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