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On social media, some Internet users say that this agency could be sanctioned by the Cnil, the police officer in charge of monitoring data protection. They even ensure that taxpayers should then pay the fine... but is this really the case? - VERIF' - Data leak: could the Cnil impose a fine on the NANT, paid by the French? (Police, justice and other facts).
French ID Agency’s Massive Data Spill: 19 Million Records Hit the Hacking Market
France’s Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés, or ANTS, handles the issuance of passports, national ID cards, driver’s licenses, and residence permits. On April 15, 2026, it detected a security incident on its portal, ants.gouv.fr. Five days later, the agency went public. A hacker had already beaten them to it, advertising a cache of 19 million records on underground forums. Stolen data includes full names. Dates and places of birth. Mailing ad…
Between 12 and 13 million data held by LANTS (National Secured Securities Agency), the state agency responsible for identity cards, biometric passports or driving permits, have been auctioned on the darknet for several weeks. Identifier of connection, civility, surname and first name, e-mail address, date of birth, unique account identifier... would also be concerned with the postal address, place of birth and telephone number. In March, LANTS c…
France's I.D.A. admits that data from 12 million French people is being filed on the black market, and the perpetrator speaks of 19 million.
Passports, driver's licenses, ID cards — the NTA database was hacked, and 19 million French could pay for it. The fault exploited was, according to the hacker himself, "real stupid".
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