Hauts-De-France. A Data Leak Could Affect More than 700,000 People, Possibly Exposed BIRs
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On Saturday, the region had indicated to the AFP that two of its providers, Atexo and Docaposte, had been "victims of a cyber attack that allowed unauthorized access to personal data" processed on behalf of the Hauts-de-France. Information "of a maximum of 515 000 people out of the 745,000 registered on the platform" of Atexo fled, explained on Monday Mr Bertrand during a plenary session of the Regional Council. These are the "names, first names…
The Hauts-de-France Region announced the hacking of two of its providers on Saturday, October 3. This led to the potential theft of several hundred thousand personal data, but the figure remains to be determined.
Initial investigations have established that "names, first names, e-mail addresses, as well as potential BIRs and other identification data are among the data likely to have been compromised." A user allegedly claimed the attack.
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The Hauts-de-France region confirmed on Saturday the piracy of two of its providers, Atexo and Docaposte. It filed a complaint and began to warn the users concerned.
The affected platforms have been closed and the users concerned have begun to be informed. The extent of data leakage is not known at this stage.
The Hauts-de-France region was hit by a cyber attack targeting two of its providers, resulting in the compromise of personal data and potentially of RIB.
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