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French tax agency confirms breach as hacker claims 2 million victims

📅 14 August 2026 at 17:24 UTC📰 Cyber InsiderView original source ↗
French tax agency confirms breach as hacker claims 2 million victims

France’s tax authority has confirmed that an attacker gained unauthorized access to its information systems and extracted data belonging to individuals and businesses. Separately, a hacker using the name ZeroBytes claims to have obtained cadastral records linked to more than two million property owners. The Direction générale des Finances publiques (DGFiP) disclosed the incident on … The post French tax agency confirms breach as hacker claims 2 million victims appeared first on CyberInsider.

🤖 AI BriefingAuto-generated threat analysis
🔍Threat Overview

A threat actor claiming to be ZeroBytes gained unauthorized access to France's tax authority systems in late June 2026, extracting data belonging to individuals and businesses, with over 2 million victims potentially affected.

⚙️Technical Details
Affected Systems
Serveur Professionnel de Données Cadastrales (SPDC)
Attack Vectors
Identity impersonation schemeBypassing multi-factor authentication
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: High
Who Is at Risk
Individuals and businesses with information linked to property owners in France
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Verify requests for tax or property information through official government websites
2Be cautious of emails, calls, or messages referencing tax or property information
3Monitor accounts for suspicious activity

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