The hacker group “Dedale” has claimed responsibility, asserting that it holds data on roughly 22 million Telefónica customers

Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica 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 Telefónica spokesperson told Reuters .

The breach comes just two months after Telefónica finalized its exit from the Peruvian market, selling its local

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