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Repsol customers’ names, IDs, addresses, contact details and CUPS numbers leaked


Repsol customers' names, IDs, addresses, contact details and CUPS numbers leaked



Although it seems that things had calmed down as to theft of sensitive datathere is again data leak this time from the hand of one of the largest fuel companies in our country, Repsol. Through a statement that they themselves have sent, they have reported that They have detected an access partial to its customers’ data through one of its suppliers, which took place on September 10. In the same statement They try to appease gravity of the problem indicating that have not been accessed sensitive datanothing could be further from the truth.

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In the incident, we are told, have not had access to financial data such as checking accounts or credit cards, passwords or your data electrical consumption as a customer. But Yes, they have had access to name and surname, ID, address, contact information and the famous CUPS. Are your name, ID and contact information not enough? sensitive enough?

With this data people with not very good intentions they can leverage for cheating customersand access other types of data such as account or credit card number in a simple way, taking advantage of the situation and the trust of some users who are less informed about it. The good news is that the incident has been rectified immediately Repsol has also reinforced its security measures. It has also demanded that the supplier responsible for the leak take additional measures to prevent another incident of this type in the future.

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As they themselves warn, it would be necessary Be wary of phone calls in your name where we ask for passwords or any type of private information which can lead to bigger problems.

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Article Editor: Juan Antonio Soto

Juan Antonio Soto

I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I gutted my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and 210MB of hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles I write on Geeknetic. I spend most of my free time playing video games, both contemporary and retro, on the more than 20 consoles I own, in addition to the PC.

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