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French Health Insurer Hit by Cyberattack, 1.2 Million Members Affected

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A French health insurance company had a cyberattack. This is when someone attacks a computer system. A hacker got into the company's computers. A hacker is a person who breaks into computers.

About 1.2 million people may be affected. These people have insurance with the company. Insurance is help with money when something bad happens, like being sick.

The hacker may have personal data now. Data means information about people. This data can include IBAN numbers. An IBAN is a bank account number.

The hacker may also have people's addresses. An address is where a person lives. The hacker may have salary information too. A salary is money a person gets for work.

The company has not said the name of the hacker. It is not clear what the hacker will do with the data. People are worried about their personal information.

This is not the first time this has happened. Other insurance companies have had cyberattacks before. Companies must protect customer data carefully.

Vocabulary5 words

cyberattack
an attack on a computer system
hacker
a person who breaks into computers
insurance
help with money when something bad happens
data
information, often about people
IBAN
a number for a bank account

Quiz

1. What happened to the health insurance company?
2. How many people may be affected?
3. Did the hacker possibly get IBAN numbers?

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

A French health insurance company had a _____. This is when someone attacks a computer system. A _____ got into the company's computers.

About 1.2 million people may be _____. These people have insurance with the company.

The hacker may have personal _____ now. This data can include _____ numbers, which are bank account numbers.

The hacker may also have people's _____. The hacker may have _____ information too, which is money a person gets for work.

The company has not said the _____ of the hacker. People are worried about their personal information.

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