France: Announced CNIL investigation into Viamedis and Almerys regarding appropriate data security measures

On 7 February 2024, the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) announced it opened an investigation into Viamedis and Almerys. The two companies manage third-party payments for insurance companies and reported a data breach occurring at the end of January. The CNIL now intends to determine whether the companies had appropriate data security measures in place before the incident occurred and if their reaction was in conformity with the General Data Protection Regulation.