France’s finance minister has confirmed that hackers breached the country’s public finance directorate at the end of June and stole taxpayer data tied to both individuals and businesses. According to FrenchBreaches, a platform that tracks cyberattacks in France, about 678,437 people may have been affected, or roughly 1% of the country’s population, though the final number is still under investigation and has not been confirmed.
The leaked records reportedly include names, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, tax identification details, and income data. The report also said the exposed database contains a concentration of high-income taxpayers: nearly 27,000 people with tax income of at least 100,000 euros, 386 above 1 million euros, and 8 above 10 million euros. The database has reportedly been listed for sale on a dark web marketplace for several thousand euros.
The attacker identified itself as ZeroBytes and claimed it pulled the records through an internal search tool before access was detected and cut off. The incident has raised concern in the crypto sector because violent “wrench attack” robberies targeting crypto holders have increased in France in recent years, and the exposure of wealthy individuals’ addresses and contact details could create a more precise target list for criminals.
France’s finance minister said hackers breached the country’s public finance directorate at the end of June and stole taxpayer data covering both individuals and businesses.
FrenchBreaches, a platform that tracks cyberattacks in France, said the incident may have affected about 678,437 people, equal to roughly 1% of the French population. That figure is still under investigation and has not been finalized. The leaked data reportedly includes names, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, tax identification details, and income information.
Leak reportedly includes high-income taxpayer records
According to the report, nearly 27,000 people in the database had tax income of at least 100,000 euros. Another 386 were above 1 million euros, and 8 were above 10 million euros. The database has reportedly been offered for sale on a dark web marketplace for several thousand euros.
Attacker called itself ZeroBytes
The attacker, using the name ZeroBytes, claimed it extracted the records through an internal search tool before the access was discovered and cut off.
The breach has added to concern in the crypto sector. France has seen a noticeable increase in violent “wrench attack” robberies targeting crypto holders in recent years, and leaked addresses and contact details tied to high-income individuals could give criminals a more precise list of targets.
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