2024-02-07 19:48:48
The data of more than 33 million people was compromised during cyberattacks targeting the operators Viamedis and Almerys, which manage third-party payment for complementary health insurance, the National Commission for Information Technology and Liberties announced on Wednesday February 7. (CNIL).
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“The data concerned are, for policyholders and their families, marital status, date of birth and social security number, name of the health insurer as well as the guarantees of the contract subscribed”specified in a press release the digital privacy watchdog, adding that banking information, medical data or health reimbursements “would not be affected”.
The CNIL, which will “conduct investigations very quickly” to verify whether the security measures of these operators were in compliance with their obligations, also calls on each of the complementary parties using Viamedis and Almerys to inform “individually and directly” all of their policyholders affected by this data breach. She warns that she will make sure it gets done ” as soon as possible “.
At the beginning of February, Viamedis, which filed a complaint with the public prosecutor, announced that it had disconnected its management platform upon discovery of the intrusion, which did not prevent social security policy holders from benefiting from third-party payment. Its general director, Christophe Candé, explained that it was not a ransomware attack but an intrusion into the platform. “A healthcare professional’s account was phished”he then revealed.
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