Hackers steal medical details of 15 million in France
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Hackers stole administrative and medical details of over 15 million people in France, including sensitive notes for 169,000 patients, with data from Cegedim Sante software now visible online.
Source: France 24
France's health ministry said Feb. 27 that administrative details and medical notes on more than 15 million people had been hacked. The announcement came only days after officials warned that the details of 1.2 million French bank accounts had been hacked using the credentials of an official. The France 2 television channel, which revealed the medical hack, said top politicians were among the millions affected and that the details were now visible online. The health ministry said the hack, carried in late 2025, involved information from about 1,500 medical practices who had used software made by the Cegedim Sante company. The data breach primarily involved patients' names, phone numbers, and postal addresses, but for 169,000 patients there were doctors' notes "some of which may be sensitive data", the ministry said. Full Story