Telefonica Probes Potential Cyberattack As Global Telco Threats Mount
RCRWirelessNews, Friday, June 6th, 2025
The hacker group 'Dedale' has claimed responsibility, asserting that it holds data on roughly 22 million Telefonica customers
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica revealed that is has launched an investigation into a potential cyberattack following the online release of sensitive data allegedly belonging to one million of its former customers in Peru. The hacker group 'Dedale' has claimed responsibility, asserting that it holds data on roughly 22 million customers.
'We are investigating an alleged security breach. The sample released by the actor, which comprises 1 million records, seems to correspond to customers in Peru,' a Telefonica spokesperson told Reuters.