Cyberattack at Maileva: 22 million pieces of data stolen, La Poste subsidiary
Maileva, a La Poste subsidiary, suffered a cyberattack in mid-September that exposed the contact details of 22 million people. A judicial inquiry is underway.
Massive data theft at Maileva, La Poste group subsidiary
According to 7sur7.be, Maileva, a La Poste group subsidiary specialising in professional mail dispatch, was the victim of a cyberattack in mid-September that resulted in the theft of contact details for 22 million people. La Poste confirmed the information to AFP on Saturday 14 November.
The attack exposed the first names, surnames and postal addresses of 22 million people, namely the recipients of companies that are Maileva clients. The platform has more than 70,000 users and processed 180 million documents in 2024, including payslips, registered letters, invoices and general assembly notices.
Maileva is a subsidiary of Docaposte, which is itself a subsidiary of the La Poste group. It has notified the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) and filed a complaint. "A judicial inquiry is underway," La Poste stated in its declaration transmitted to AFP. The website cyberattaque.org described the incident as "one of the largest data breaches in France".
This attack is part of a series of recent cyber incidents targeting French companies and public bodies. The previous week, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa had announced that it had been targeted by a cyberattack representing damages of the order of 100 million euros. In early 2024, France Travail had suffered a massive attack with a risk of disclosure of personal data concerning 43 million people.
La Poste is not facing this type of threat for the first time: last year, a cyberattack claimed by pro-Russian hackers had struck the group a few days before Christmas.
Source: Google News BE FR