France's national identity document agency ANTS confirmed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of citizens. A hacker advertised 19 million stolen records on a hacking forum before the agency's public disclosure on April 20. Compromised data includes names, dates and places of birth, emails, mailing addresses, and phone numbers.
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France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs
ANTS, France's ID management agency, confirms 19 million citizens' identity records were stolen and advertised on hacking forums—exposing names, birthdates, and contact info before official disclosure.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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