Portugal
PRT
Vodafone Portugal cyberattack disables nationwide mobile and fixed services
On the evening of 7 February 2022, a deliberate malicious attack damaged Vodafone Portugal network systems, disrupting 4G/5G data, some fixed voice, SMS, enterprise applications and customer-support services. The operator progressively restored connectivity and reported stabilization by 11 February, with enterprise functions among the last restored.
88
Estimated severity
88 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-02-07
Targeted Company
VODAFONE PORTUGAL
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Portugal
Affected countries
Portugal
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Telecommunications
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data destructionSocial engineering
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
vodafone.pthttps://www.vodafone.pt/en/press-releases/2022/2/cyberattack-on-vodafone-portugal.html?PageSpeed=noscriptvodafone.comhttps://www.vodafone.com/investors/esg-for-investorsvodafone.pthttps://www.vodafone.pt/press-releases/2022/2/vodafone-portugal-com-regresso-a-normalidade.htmlvodafone.pthttps://www.vodafone.pt/press-releases/2022/2/vodafone-portugal-atualizacao-de-informacao.html