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French government agency admits data breach as hacker alleges up to 19 million sensitive records stolen – breach may have exposed 'data from individual and professional accounts'

Digital crime by an anonymous hacker.
  • France Titres (ANTS) confirms cyberattack and theft of 19M records offered on dark web
  • Stolen data includes names, contact details, birthdays, addresses, account metadata, gender, and civil status
  • Agency warns of phishing risks; investigation ongoing with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts, affected users already notified

France Titres (ANTS), the French government body responsible for managing and issuing official identity and registration documents, confirmed suffering a cyberattack and data theft, after cybercriminals offered to sell the stolen files on the dark web.

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