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French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

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. [...]

Analysis

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. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Aug 17, 2026.

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