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French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals

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French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals

The French Ministry of the Economy and Finance disclosed a data breach affecting the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP). An attacker accessed DGFiP systems and exfiltrated data on 678,000 individuals.

Why it matters: Organizations handling sensitive government or financial data should review their access controls and incident response procedures, as nation-state actors and financially motivated groups actively target tax authorities for large-scale personal data theft.

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