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General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) hit by cyberattack

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The General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed its systems and stole information on 678,000 individuals and professionals. The ministry said sensitive systems were shut down during the investigation, while online accounts and user IDs/passwords were not compromised.

Cases

ZeroBytes Sale Claim and DGFiP Tax-Data Breach in France (2)

Related Happenings

DGFiP data leak after ZeroBytes sale claim

Data Leak
H score78 First: 17.08.2026 13:09 Last: 17.08.2026 13:09 Sources 1

How related: This incident was discovered after a threat actor using the "ZeroBytes" handle claimed the attack and listed a stolen database for sale on August 12 on the PwnForums hacking forum.

About this happening: The French Ministry of the Economy and Finance disclosed a DGFiP data breach after an attacker claimed access and put stolen data up for sale, exposing records for 678,0...

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French Ministry of Finance hit by cyberattack

Incident
H score60 First: 20.02.2026 18:20 Last: 20.02.2026 18:20 Sources 1

About this happening: The French Ministry of Finance disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving FICOBA that affected data tied to 1.2 million accounts and disrupted registry operation...

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Timeline

  1. 17.08.2026 13:09 2 articles · 1h ago

    French Finance Ministry discloses DGFiP breach and shuts down sensitive systems

    Initial Disclosure

    On August 17, 2026, the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance disclosed the DGFiP breach, said the tax administration had shut down access to sensitive information systems, notified the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), and was working with ANSSI to assess the full impact; it also said affected individuals would be contacted starting the following week.

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  2. 12.08.2026 03:00 1 articles · 5d ago

    ZeroBytes claims DGFiP data theft and SPDC access

    Exploitation Observed

    A threat actor using the ZeroBytes handle claimed on PwnForums that they had accessed the French General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) and the Serveur Professionnel de Données Cadastrales (SPDC), and investigators later determined that the access points had been used to consult and extract tax and cadastral data tied to 678,000 individuals and professionals.

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