Fondation Cancer was the victim of a cyber attack

The « Fondation Cancer » has been the victim of a cyber attack, which was successfully warded off by the foundation’s IT service provider. This was confirmed by director Margot on Good Friday on Good Friday and presented the editorial team a statement that had previously been sent to the foundation’s partners.

This shows that there was a suspicious incident on an email account of the « Fondation Cancer ». « Our specialized service provider immediately analyzed the incident and found a malignant penetration into part of our email mailboxes, » says the message. All necessary measures were taken to stop this penetration.

Both the partners of the foundation and the national data protection commission were immediately informed about the incident. No data from the « Fondation Cancer » were disclosed, stolen or copied. Data on the services for patients were also not affected by the break -in, the statement said.

It is also emphasized that the incident has no effect on the foundation’s finances and that all financial transactions of the foundation are handled over separate and secure connections.