A cyberattack on Maileva, a subsidiary of France’s La Poste, exposed personal information belonging to 22 million people. The attack happened in mid-September, but La Poste confirmed the scale of the breach on Saturday.
The stolen information includes first names, last names and home addresses. These people were not necessarily La Poste customers. They were recipients of letters sent through Maileva by thousands of businesses and organizations, including landlords, hospitals and medical laboratories.
La cyberattaque d'une filiale de La Poste entraîne un vol de données touchant 22 millions de personnes
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There is another concern: some affected organizations say records also included invoice numbers, medical dates and amounts owed. That information could help criminals create convincing fake bills and payment requests. Maileva says it notified France’s data protection authority and filed a complaint. A judicial investigation is underway.
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