More than 33 million people’s data were compromised in targeted cyberattacks Viamedis operator and Almerys, which manage third-party payments for complementary health insurance, the National Commission for Information Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) announced on Wednesday, February 7.

“For policyholders and their families, the data includes marital status, date of birth and social security number, the name of the health insurer and the guarantees of the contract concluded.”the digital privacy watchdog specified in a press release, adding that banking information, medical data or health reimbursement would be required “would not be affected”.

The CNIL that will do that “Conduct investigations very quickly” In order to check whether the security measures of these operators corresponded to their obligations, it also calls on all general parties using Viamedis and Almerys to inform themselves “individual and direct” all of their policyholders affected by this data breach. She warns that she will make sure it gets done ” as quickly as possible “.

In early February, Viamedis, which filed a complaint with the public prosecutor’s office, announced that it had shut down its management platform after discovering the interference, which does not prevent social security recipients from benefiting from third-party payments. Its general director Christophe Candé explained that it was not a ransomware attack, but an intervention in the platform. “The account of a medical professional was faked”he then revealed.