Biggest Data Breach to-date in France Affects 50% of the Population
INCIDENT
Two French service providers for medical insurance companies were targeted by a cyberattack. The hack has been determined to impact over 33 million people in the country. The "tiers payant," a payment system in which the patient doesn't have to pay the full cost of medical services upfront, may be unavailable for certain health professionals but still available for the patients.
While the exposed data does not include financial info, it is still enough to raise the risk of phishing scams, social engineering, identity theft, and insurance fraud for the exposed individuals.
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified