France's tax authority had data stolen on 680,000 taxpayers

France's tax authority had data stolen on 680k taxpayers

A hacker known as ZeroBytes claims to have stolen data on 680,000 taxpayers from France's tax authority, DGFiP, in late June. The breach, which the government confirmed after the hacker's forum post, exposed names, addresses, and property details but no passwords or banking info. It's the second major breach for the agency this year, following a January attack on the FICOBA bank account database. Authorities are investigating, and affected individuals are advised to be wary of phishing attempts.