Hacked health data: how to know if you are one of the 33 million French people affected. More than 33 million social security policyholders with third-party payment operators Viamedis and Almerys were directly affected by a hack that occurred at the end of January.
According to the CNIL, stolen civil status data and social security numbers can be used in scam attempts such as phishing. If you receive emails inviting you to provide medical information or banking data, there is only one instruction to follow: do not respond.