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French government agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
France’s government agency that issues national identity cards and passports suffered a data breach, with hackers obtaining personal information belonging to citizens. The breach was confirmed by the agency, and a hacker subsequently offered to sell the stolen data. No further details about the scope of the breach were provided.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs
France's government agency for national IDs and passports was hacked. Hackers stole personal information from an unspecified number of citizens. The agency manages citizens' IDs and other documents.
- Engadget·France's national agency for managing IDs and passports suffered a data breach last week
- Hacker News·French government agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data
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