Cyber-attack on Maileva: Data of 22 million people leaked in France
In September, hackers breached the systems of Maileva, a subsidiary of La Poste, exposing names and addresses of 22 million recipients.
Hackers strike French postal services — 22 million at risk
In September, hackers breached the systems of Maileva, a company specialising in professional correspondence dispatch that belongs to Docaposte, a subsidiary of the La Poste group. According to Newsit.gr, the exposed data concerns names, surnames and postal addresses of 22 million people — recipients of correspondence from business clients of the platform.
La Poste confirmed the cyber-attack on Saturday 14 November in a statement to the French News Agency (AFP). The management of Maileva clarified that no banking or other sensitive financial details were leaked.
Maileva operates a platform through which businesses send payroll statements, invoices, registered letters and invitations to general meetings. The company serves more than 70,000 users and in 2024 processed 180 million documents.
Among the affected organisations are social housing companies, medical laboratories and hospitals. The specialist publication Cyberattaque.org reports that the victims include both laboratories and a hospital.
Maileva announced that it has already filed a complaint. "A judicial investigation is underway," La Poste stated to AFP. The group added that all businesses affected have been notified by Maileva in accordance with legislative provisions.
This is not the first time the French postal group has faced a similar incident. Last December, a few days before Christmas, La Poste had suffered an attack attributed to pro-Russian hackers.
Source: Newsit.gr