France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals

France’s tax authority has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems, saying the intrusion exposed data on 678,000 individuals and professionals. The incident came to light after an alleged attacker using the alias “ZeroBytes” took credit on a cybercrime forum and listed a stolen database for sale. ZeroBytes said the compromised portal contained data on about 20 million French citizens, but they only managed to extract … More → The post France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals appeared first on Help Net Security.