Threat watch / Breach
Macif Avantages: customer data exposed after an attack on voucher partner Qwertys
Users of Macif Avantages, the French insurer Macif's discount voucher service, received an email saying a cybercriminal had access to their data. The intrusion hit Qwertys, the partner that runs the voucher service. Names, postal and email addresses and dates of birth are involved; bank card data, login credentials and insurance contracts are not, according to the email. The service was closed, the CNIL notified and a complaint filed. The number of people affected is not given.
- Sector
- Finance
- Way in
- Supplier
- Product or vendor
- Qwertys
- How it happened
- Through Qwertys, the partner that runs the Macif Avantages voucher service: the incident happened at that partner, according to the customer email. How Qwertys was breached is not public.[1][2] Checked 13 Nov 2026
- What was stolen
- Last and first names, postal addresses, email addresses and dates of birth. The email says bank card data, the login credentials of the voucher account and of the Macif personal space, and insurance contracts are not affected.[1][2] Checked 13 Nov 2026
- Who was impacted
- Macif customers registered for the Macif Avantages voucher service only. The number of people affected is not given.[1][2] Checked 13 Nov 2026
- Threat actor
- Not attributed
Timeline
- Macif Avantages emails users of its voucher service: a cybercriminal had access to their data at its partner Qwertys, the service was closed as soon as the incident was known, the CNIL was notified and a complaint was filed with the public prosecutor. It warns of phishing by email, phone or text message impersonating Macif. [1][2]