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Data theft of 33 million French people: what are the risks?
Marital status, health insurer, social security number… The digital data of 33 million French people has been leaked. What are the risks ? – (France 2)
Marital status, health insurer, social security number… The digital data of 33 million French people has been leaked. What are the risks ?
Thursday February 7, Philippe Baccon, retired, learned by an email from his mutual insurance company that his personal data had been stolen. Like him, 33 million people, or one in two French people, are victims of the biggest digital data leak. Among the hacked information, the marital status of individuals, the name of their health insurer, the guarantees of the contract subscribed, but also the social security number.
Pay attention to emails received
This information was stolen from two companies: Almerys and Viamedis, which serve as intermediaries between health professionals and numerous mutual insurance companies. With this data in their possession, hackers can perfect email scam attempts. Philippe Zède, victim of data theft in 2021, receives fraudulent emails almost every day. His data, stolen during the hacking of a medical laboratory, is constantly resold on the dark web. The policyholders concerned must change their password as quickly as possible. You must be particularly vigilant regarding emails received.
