YEREVAN. - Armenia’s mobile phone operators have denied news on leakage of their subscribers’ private information. We learned of this news from the publications in the press, Armentel Company’s press secretary Anush Beghluyan and Orange Armenia Company’s press secretary Lilit Mkrtchyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“Beeline [operator] subscribers’ personal information is highly protected, and they are not posted on the web. The chance of a leakage is ruled out in our country,” Anush Beghluyan stated.   

In Lilit Mkrtchyan’s words, protection level of the companies excludes leakage of information. The Police Force has not yet provided to the operators any information attesting to leakage.

VivaCell-MTS Company’s statement on this matter specifically reads: “Our databases are protected, with necessary means, against possible hacker attacks. By way of an investigation, the law enforcement will ascertain as to which information had become accessible and how.” 

Alluding to Samvel Hovsepyan, Head of the Armenian Police Force’s Department on Fight Against Organized Crime, Armenian press had published news on leakage of information from personal databases.