French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data
ANTS said exposed login IDs, names and contact details may be used in phishing, while authorities investigate a claim involving up to 19 million records.
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France's national agency for managing IDs and passports suffered a data breach last week
The French government confirmed that France Titres, also known as Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), experienced a security breach last week. France Titres disclosed that it detected a data breach on April 15. The next day, a hacker claimed responsibility for the breach and claimed to have up to 19 million records that they are attempting to sell. According to Bleeping Computer, the data does not appear to have been widely leaked yet.…
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'
A hacker is selling data apparently stolen from ANTS, as the agency confirms suffering a breach.
Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert
France Titres, a French government agency, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed user data from its online portal. France Titres, also known as the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), operates under the French Ministry of the Interior and manages systems for official identity and registration documents, including driver’s licences, national ID cards, passports, and immigration documents. According to the agency, the inciden…
According to the French National Security Documents Agency (ANTS, France Titres), a security incident was detected last April 15 because they entered almost “to the kitchen”, and someone took data from private and professional accounts. They don’t say how many data, but in generalist, technical press and “cybercriminals’ forums” (eye-care!) they talk about 19 million people. It’s also what Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, says and has spread. A…
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