US EditionHacker accesses info on 1.2M French bank accounts
- A hacker accessed and viewed information on 1.2 million French bank accounts, according to the French Economy Ministry.
- The hacker used stolen credentials from an official to access data including bank account numbers, names, addresses, and tax numbers since late January.
- The Direction General of Public Finances stated that the breach did not allow checking bank balances or conducting any operations on the accounts.
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The holders of the accounts concerned will be notified by the Directorate-General for Public Finance, which advises to check their levies regularly.
The bank data of 1.2 million French were hacked and consulted due to a security flaw in the national bank account file, announced Wednesday, February 18th the Ministry of Economy. The data concerned could be used as part of telephone scams. Bercy called all French to the greatest vigilance in the coming weeks.
A "male actor" usurped the identity of an official to access the national bank account file. He managed to obtain the IBAN, addresses and identities of at least 1.2 million people.
A new major alert strikes the security of public data. According to information obtained by Les Échos from the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFiP), on Wednesday, February 18th, at the... The article Mass Cyberattack: The banking data of 1.2 million French were stolen appeared first on Current Values.
A "malignant actor" was able to consult a part of the national bank account file (FICOBA), which lists all bank accounts opened in French institutions. According to the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFiP), these leaks "do not allow to consult the bank accounts in France.
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