Over 125 million CSC Telecom text messages exposed
More than 125 million text messages sent to customers in Latvia and Lithuania were exposed through a database requiring no authentication at CSC Telecom’s Latvian branch. The messages contained names, telephone numbers, verification codes, medical test results, and transaction and account information. The database security issue was resolved, and police and the data protection authority opened investigations. It has not been confirmed whether the exposed information was actually misused.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- CSC Telecom
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- More than 125 million text messages and associated personal information
- Cause / method
- A database accessible externally without authentication
- Location
- Other countries
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNamePhone numberPasswordHealth & medical dataBank accountUsage & purchase history
- Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- Reports revealed that approximately 125 million text messages from the Baltic region had been exposed in a publicly accessible database.
- CSC Telecom was reported to have resolved the database security issue.
- Police and the data protection authority were reported to have opened investigations.
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The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.