MEO target of “mass attack”. There was no access to customer data

MEO target of

MEO said today that it was the target of a “mass attack” that caused constraints on its services, ensuring that it was able to “control the situation quickly” and that intrusion did not result in access to customer data.

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14/09/2026
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Lusa

ANDm a statement sent to Lusa, MEO stated that it was the target of “a mass attack that caused congestion and degradation of the international network”.

 

“ All mitigation and recovery measures were immediately activated, allowing rapid control of the situation and restoring service stability, MEO said.

The operator also ensured that the attack “did not result in any intrusion or access to MEO data and its customers”.

“MEO maintains its commitment to security, resilience, robustness and the quality of its infrastructure and services,” he concluded.

The Downdetector portal, a platform that provides real-time information about various services, has registered in recent hours several reports of failure in services of MEO, Vodafone, NOS or Digi, among others.

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