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French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals
By Sergiu Gatlan
Excerpt
The French Ministry of the Economy and Finance has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems and stole data belonging to 678,000 individuals.
This incident was discovered after a threat actor using the "ZeroBytes" handle claimed the attack and listed a stolen database for sale on August 12 on the PwnForums hacking forum.
"The in-depth investigations conducted since August 12, 2026, have established that, prior to their interruption, these access points had been used to cons…
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