On the Government Website You Can Now Check Whether Your PESEL Number Was Leaked During the Recent Cyberattack on MyDr
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As a result of a massive cyberattack on MyDr, a provider of electronic medical records software, the personal data and treatment information of nearly 19 million Poles were leaked. The Ministry of Digital Affairs has released a tool on the government website, bezpieczdane.gov.pl, that allows every citizen to verify whether their PESEL number was included in the hacked database. This case affects thousands of patients in Warsaw clinics, and priva…
Poles whose data may have been disclosed as a result of the cyberattack on MyDr now have the opportunity to check whether their PESEL numbers were among those
PESEL numbers, which may have been leaked during the cyberattack on MyDr, can now be checked on the government website, bezpieczdane.gov.pl. The data breach affects approximately 19 million Poles, including information about medications and prescriptions. The website only allows users to check whether a given PESEL number is included in the database. The relevant clinics or medical offices will provide information on the scope of the stolen data.
In early August, the Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed that MyDr had suffered a massive breach of medical data, affecting 19 million Poles. The government's Secure Data website is designed to help verify whether your PESEL number and other sensitive information were among them. However, demand is so high that you have to wait in line to access it.
A government website has been launched, allowing you to check whether your data was among those stolen during the cyberattack on MyDr systems. As Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski announced on August 12, the incident affected nearly 19 million citizens.
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