A cyberattack on the French Finance Ministry has resulted in the theft of taxpayers’ data, both individuals and professionals. The ministry confirmed the attack, which occurred in late June, and stated that investigations are ongoing to determine the extent of the data breach.
A ‘malicious actor’ claimed responsibility for the attack, which led to the consulting and extraction of taxpayers’ data. The ministry said that users concerned will receive individual information specifying the data that may have been consulted or extracted and, where applicable, the precautionary measures to be adopted.
According to FrenchBreaches, a platform tracking cyberattacks in the country, data of close to 700,000 taxpayers were stolen. However, the ministry did not immediately respond to a request to comment on the FrenchBreaches data.
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