Cyber actualités ZATAZ de la semaine du 3 au 9 août 2026

This week, ZATAZ reports on a significant number of cyber incidents impacting France and beyond. A staggering 1.7 billion French IDs were found on the dark web, alongside 43 ransomware demands targeting France, primarily attributed to The Gentlemen and Qilin. Several organizations, including Levi Strauss and a French municipality, have been targeted by cyberattacks, and a professional HR firm experienced a data breach exposing sensitive employee information. Furthermore, a hacker pleaded guilty to 165 cybercrimes, while a threat actor is attempting to exploit Copilot to spread malware within Word documents. The EU is also taking steps to regulate digital identity and age verification online, and a major data breach impacted 23andMe, a genetic analysis giant. Finally, a campaign is underway to support a ceramic artist who lost her workshop in a fire.