“I have just received 301 pages of Urssaf calendars that do not concern me, with full identities, addresses and income.” Several messages surfaced on social media over the weekend of May 1 about alleged errors related to sending payment schedules.
Documents received by mistake and that identify sensitive personal data. Because in addition to the identities and income of the contributors, the bank details of the latter also appeared before the eyes of thousands of strangers, according to The world.
29,000 people affected
Contacted by the newspaper, Urssaf indicates that a computer error is at the origin of this inappropriate distribution. 7,400 members of the union that collects fees and contributions would have been directly affected by this internal incident, the origin of which has not yet been found. All types of contributors were not affected, however only traditional entrepreneurs and the self-employed appear to have been affected by this malfunction. on the contrary autoentrepreneurs.
The files have since been removed from members’ personal spaces. A total of 29,000 people had access to third-party information according to The world but only 7,400 viewed these documents over the long weekend. The Cnil has also been aware of this problem, under the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD), which obliges all companies to notify infringements regarding personal data.
Source: BFM TV
