- Tech News & Insight
- September 1, 2025
- Hema Kadia
Orange Belgium confirmed a data breach in late July 2025 that compromised the SIM card identifiers and PUK codes of over 850,000 users, significantly increasing the risk of SIM-swap and port-out fraud. Although passwords and financial data were not stolen, the exposed metadata could be exploited for identity impersonation. With GDPR and NIS2 compliance in focus, telecom operators must urgently address SIM security, MFA vulnerabilities, and customer trust through stronger authentication and breach transparency.

