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French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data

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22 Apr
The French government agency that issues and manages national IDs, passports, and other documents, announced that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number of citizens.

The French government agency that issues and manages national IDs, passports, and other documents, announced that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
23 Apr
France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens' IDs

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1 May
15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach

French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of selling data stolen in a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the country's agency for issuing and managing

REPORT · WHERE · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
17 Aug
French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals

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

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