French Tax Data Theft Using Stolen Staff Passwords Went Undetected for Seven Weeks
Attackers with infostealer-stolen DGFIP staff passwords scraped French tax data on 350,000 individuals and 250,000 businesses, undetected for seven weeks.
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3 articles · newest firstFrance Establishes New Government-Focused Cyber Incident Response Unit
France created REACTIV, an ANSSI-led interministerial cyber incident response unit for state services, after the DGFiP breach exposed up to 678,000 taxpayers.
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France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals
An attacker used stolen credentials and an MFA bypass to steal tax data on 678,000 individuals from France's tax authority DGFiP.
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