More than 33 million users were affected by the massive hacking of mutual insurance data

The number of healthcare users affected continues to rise following cyberattacks on providers handling third-party payments for supplemental health insurance. The CNIL (National Commission for Information Technology and Liberties) announced on Wednesday that the data of more than 33 million people was compromised during the hack, which targeted the operators Viamedis and Almeris.

“Relevant data, for the insured and their family, marital status, date of birth and social security number, name of health insurer as well as subscribed contracts are guaranteed,” clarifies the breed of digital privacy. , adding that banking information, medical data or health reimbursements “will not be affected”.

By “Healthcare Professional Phishing”.

The CNIL, which will “very quickly carry out an investigation” to verify whether the security measures of these operators comply with their obligations, also asks each complementary party using Viamedis and Almeris to inform “individually and directly” all their policyholders. Affected by this data breach. She warns that she will make sure this happens “as soon as possible”.

In early February, the complainant, ViaMedics, indicated that it had disconnected its management platform after discovering the intrusion. Its general director, Christophe Kand, explained that it was not a ransomware attack but an infiltration of the platform. “A healthcare professional’s account was phished,” he later revealed. This does not prevent policyholders from receiving third-party payments.