French medical booking platform Alaxione confirms intrusion as hacker claims 16 million patients' data

According to fuitededonnées.fr, French medical appointment provider Alaxione confirmed an intrusion but disputes its scale, as a hacker claims data on 16.2 million people including social security numbers ^[1]. The company says the attacker only reached a test server without real medical data; samples contain names, birth dates, addresses, emails and phone numbers, and an ophthalmology institute confirmed some of its patients are affected ^[1]. fuitededonnées.fr advises being wary of texts, emails and calls about medical appointments or social security, verifying senders before sharing anything, and asking your doctor whether your data was affected ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Healthcare

1. Be wary of texts, emails and calls about medical appointments or social security; verify before sharing ^[1].
2. Monitor bank statements and report unknown transactions ^[1].