Cyber attack on Maileva: data of 22 million people stolen
Maileva, a subsidiary of La Poste specialising in sending professional mail, suffered a breach in mid-September. The personal details of 22 million people were stolen.
Maileva, La Poste subsidiary, hit by massive personal data breach
Maileva, a subsidiary of Docaposte and the La Poste group, fell victim to a cyber attack that occurred in mid-September, according to huffingtonpost.fr. The group confirmed to AFP on Saturday 14 November that the breach resulted in the theft of personal details — first name, surname and postal address — of 22 million people who are recipients of mail sent by client companies using the platform.
Maileva notified the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) and filed a complaint. "A judicial investigation is underway," La Poste stated in its declaration transmitted to AFP. The specialist websites FrenchBreaches and cyberattaque.org have described the incident as "one of the largest data breaches in France."
In accordance with current regulations, all client companies affected have been informed of the incident by Maileva. The platform is dedicated to sending professional mail for small and medium-sized enterprises: pay slips, registered letters, invoices, general assembly notices. It claims more than 70,000 users and 180 million documents sent in 2024.
This is not the first time Maileva has been targeted: last year, a cyber attack claimed by pro-Russian hackers had already struck the company just days before Christmas.
The incident is part of a series of cyber attacks targeting French companies and public bodies. Last week, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa announced it had been the target of a cyber attack representing damages of around 100 million euros. In early 2024, France Travail suffered a massive attack, with a risk of disclosure of personal data concerning 43 million people.
Source: Google News LU FR