Day: August 21, 2025

Orange Belgium revealed that a July attack resulted in the exposure of the information of 850,000 customer accounts.

Orange Belgium announced that 850,000 customer accounts were impacted by a July data breach. Threat actors had access to one of the IT systems containing customers data, including surname, first name, telephone number, SIM card number, PUK code, tariff plan.

The company pointed out that passwords, email addresses, bank or financial details were compromised.

“At the end of July, Orange Belgium detected a cyberattack on one of its IT systems, resulting in unauthorised access to certain data from 850,000 customer accounts.” reads the press release published by the telecoms company. “However, the hacker gained access to one of our IT systems containing the following data: surname, first name, telephone number, SIM card number, PUK code, tariff plan.”

Orange Belgium discovered the security breach in July and promptly activated the incident response procedures. The telco also notified law enforcement and other relevant authorities.

“As soon as the incident was detected, our teams blocked access to the affected system and tightened our security measures. Orange Belgium also alerted the competent authorities and filed an official complaint with the judicial authorities,” the telecom firm added.

While investigation is still ongoing, Orange Belgium said affected customers will be notified by email or SMS and advised to stay alert for suspicious messages. The company did not reveal the identity of the threat actor behind the attack, but a company spokesperson confirmed that Orange Belgium is aware of it.

On July 25, Orange, France’s largest telecom provider, reported a cyberattack on one of its internal systems, impacting its operations in Europe and Africa.

However, the two incidents appear to be not linked.

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Pierluigi Paganini

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(NewsNation) — Parents of missing California baby Emmanuel Haro say they are being harassed and have received death threats.

Jake and Rebecca Haro say they called 911 on Wednesday night after strangers came onto their property, stole things from their porch and banged on their door.

Police are still looking for 7-month-old Emmanuel, who was reported missing Aug. 14. His mother, Rebecca, told police he was taken from the parking lot of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Yucaipa by a stranger who knocked her unconscious as she was changing his diaper.

“It’s a bit of a circus outside of the house … there’s a lot of media there, but there’s also a lot of TikTokers and all kinds of pseudo-interested people, and unsavory types,” NewsNation senior investigative producer Allison Weiner told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.”

“These people are walking onto the lawn, they’re walking up to the house, they’re banging on the door. I saw some of that behavior. So basically, this case has generated a lot of emotional people.”

Weiner said Jake Haro is “Very frightened, and when they left their house, everybody ran after their car.”

Police say Rebecca Haro declined to be interviewed further when they questioned inconsistencies in the story about Emmanuel’s disappearance and that detectives haven’t been able to rule out foul play. Jake Haro’s attorney told “Banfield” on Tuesday that Haro wants to cooperate with police and has handed over all his electronic devices and passwords.

The attorney told NewsNation that Rebecca Haro, whom he is not representing, agreed to a lie detector test if her lawyer could be present and that both parties could not agree on terms. Jake Haro’s attorney has gone into hiding, fearing for his own life amid death threats.

The sister of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, Promise Faith, was badly injured at 10 weeks old, to the point of no longer being able to see, talk or walk, according to journalist Abby Escobar.

Jake Haro pleaded guilty to willful child cruelty after Promise was admitted to a hospital with broken bones in 2018, according to the Orange County Register.