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France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens' IDs | TechCrunch
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France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens' IDs | TechCrunch

TechCrunch·Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·about 1 month ago
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In Brief Posted: 12:34 PM PDT · April 22, 2026 Image Credits: Bastien Ohier / Hans Lucas / AFP / Getty Images The French government agency that handles the issuing and management of citizens’ identity documents, including national IDs, passports, and immigration documents, confirmed Wednesday that it experienced a data breach. In an announcement , the Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) said the data stolen in the breach could include full names, dates and places of birth, mailing and email addresses, and phone numbers on an undisclosed number of citizens. ANTS said the investigation to determine how the breach happened and its impact is ongoing, and people whose data was affected are being notified.  ANTS, which said it detected the attack on April 15, did not specify how many people were affected by the breach.…

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