680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach

A data breach at France’s tax authority, the DGFiP, has exposed the personal information of approximately 680,000 individuals, including reference tax income and cadastral data. The breach followed a threat actor’s boast on a hacking forum about gaining access to the agency’s systems. This incident follows a similar attack on a Romanian government agency, highlighting a concerning trend of attacks targeting European public sector organizations.