Orange Romania data breach (2025)
In February 2025, the Romanian arm of telecommunications company Orange suffered a data breach which was subsequently published to a popular hacking forum.
- Victim
- Orange Romania
- Records
- 556.6K
Incidents in country:
Romania
5 incidents catalogued
Electrica Group Lynx ransomware attack
The Lynx ransomware gang breached Electrica Group, one of Romania's largest electricity suppliers serving 3.8 million users, disrupting customer-facing services while SCADA and other critical grid systems were isolated and kept running.
- Victim
- Electrica Group
Romanian hospitals ransomware wave
A Backmydata (Phobos-family) ransomware attack on the shared Hipocrate hospital information system encrypted data at 25 Romanian hospitals and forced about 75 more offline, pushing more than 100 facilities back to paper records.
- Victim
- Romanian hospitals (Hipocrate HIS / Romanian Soft Company)
Rompetrol Hive ransomware attack
The Hive ransomware gang hit Rompetrol, operator of Romania's largest oil refinery Petromidia, demanding a $2 million ransom and knocking out the Fill&Go payment service and corporate websites while refinery operations continued.
- Victim
- Rompetrol (KMG International)
Picanol Group ransomware production halt (Belgium, 2020)
A ransomware attack paralysed weaving-machine manufacturer Picanol's plants in Ieper (Belgium), Romania, and China, halting production for ~2,300 employees for over a week. Trading in Picanol shares was suspended during the disruption.
- Victim
- Picanol Group