Orange Romania
MEDIUM RISKData breach — February 2025
In February 2025, the Romanian arm of telecommunications company Orange suffered a data breach which was subsequently published to a popular hacking forum. The data included 556k email addresses (of which hundreds of thousands were in the form of [phone number]@as1.romtelecom.net), phone numbers, subscription details, partial credit card data (type, last 4 digits, expiration date and issuing bank). The breach also exposed an extensive number of internal documents.
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What happened in the Orange Romania data breach?
In February 2025, the Romanian arm of telecommunications company Orange suffered a data breach which was subsequently published to a popular hacking forum. The data included 556k email addresses (of which hundreds of thousands were in the form of [phone number]@as1.romtelecom.net), phone numbers, subscription details, partial credit card data (type, last 4 digits, expiration date and issuing bank). The breach also exposed an extensive number of internal documents.
The exposed data included 3 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Orange Romania hacked?
Yes. Orange Romania was breached in February 2025. The breach exposed 556,557 records including email addresses, partial credit card data, phone numbers. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the Orange Romania breach so dangerous?
The Orange Romania breach exposed 556,557 records — that is a large number of compromised accounts. The combination of email addresses, partial credit card data, phone numbers makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Orange Romania breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Partial credit card data — can be used for direct financial fraud and unauthorised transactions
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Is the Orange Romania breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Orange Romania breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2025 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your Orange Romania password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the Orange Romania breach
Approximately 556,557 user records were exposed in the Orange Romania breach in February 2025.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Orange Romania password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Orange Romania password immediately, change any other account where you used the same password, enable two-factor authentication on all important accounts, and monitor for phishing emails over the next 90 days.
Who was affected by the Orange Romania breach?
The Orange Romania data breach affected approximately 556,557 users who had accounts with the service. While not the largest breach on record, it still represents a significant number of compromised accounts in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with Orange Romania or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the Orange Romania breach
Change your Orange Romania password immediately
Go to Orange Romania and change your password right now. Use a strong, unique password that you have never used anywhere else.
Change any account sharing that password
If you used the same password on other sites, change it on every one of them. Attackers test stolen credentials on hundreds of popular sites within hours.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA on Orange Romania and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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