MEO suffered a strong cyberattack that caused slowness and instability in its international connections during the day today. The telecommunications company confirmed it was targeted by a massive attack that caused congestion and degradation of the international network. All mitigation and recovery measures were immediately activated, allowing to quickly control the situation and restore service stability.
MEO guarantees that security was not compromised and that there was no theft or data breach from the operator or its users. The company states that the attack resulted in no intrusion or access to data from MEO and its customers. The operator maintains its commitment to the security, resilience, robustness and quality of its infrastructures and services.
Various communication failures and mobile network issues affected MEO users throughout the day. The problems were registered nationwide, making MEO the company in the sector with the highest number of reported complaints.
