New victim in the wave of cyber attacks that refers to French companies. Alain AFFLau, a specialist in glasses and hearing aids, announces that he “faced a cybersecurity incident” in an email sent to his clients, and that Tech & Co could obtain.
In question, a defect in the system used by one of its suppliers, which allowed the “unauthorized access” to the client relation management tool of the French group.
Personal data on the flight from Alain Afflelou
The data in question are numerous but not very sensitive with respect to the previous attacks against other companies and public services:
- Surname, first name and date of birth
- Postal contact data, email and telephone number
- Commercial information such as the latest purchases, quotes
- Mutual name
- Last meeting date
- Brand to which the client is attached
- Client’s parental state information
Alain Afflelou insists that no data bank or Social Security number was in this base. It is not about visual or auditory correction data, or even passwords. However, it is not known how many clients are affected by this data leak. Alain AFFLAU has also been present in the teleconsultation sector since 2022.
In its email to its customers, the company explains that “it took the necessary measures to avoid any recurrence” and not having, at this stage, not to know a fraudulent use of these data.
The investigation to understand what happened, in addition to a report to the CNIL, is underway. Keep in mind that this could lead, in the future, to a phishing campaign specifically linked to its optical or auditory data. Therefore, it is advisable to pay attention and refer to it in the customer service of Alain AFFLau in case of doubt.
Contacted by Tech & Co, Alain Afflelou has not yet answered us.
Source: BFM TV
