Over 73,000 French govt employees affected in Tchap messenger breach
The French government revealed that a recent breach of its Tchap encrypted messaging platform affects the accounts of over 73,000 employees in the French public sector. [...]
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The French government revealed that a recent breach of its Tchap encrypted messaging platform affects the accounts of over 73,000 employees in the French public sector. [...]
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France’s government chat app Tchap was breached after a single account was compromised, exposing messages and data from public channels. Tchap, the encrypted messaging platform developed by the French government for its civil servants and made mandatory last year, was breached on June 7. ANSSI, France’s cybersecurity agency, detected the intrusion. The vector was straightforward: […]
Authorities say the breach only exposed public chat rooms, but alleged attacker claims to have accessed far more data
DINUM, the digital affairs directorate of the French government, warned that hackers used a hijacked user account to breach Tchap, the French government's encrypted messaging platform. [...]
Also, Taiwan Rail Hack, Massive DDoS Attack and Karakurt Jail SentenceThis week, Microsoft Edge exposed passwords, Taiwan police make arrests in high-speed rail hack and a 2.45 billion-request DDoS attack. A Karakurt negotiator jailed, North Korean IT worker scams led to prison terms and France detained a teen over a government data breach. Another Ivanti zero-day.
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of selling data stolen in a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the country's agency for issuing and managing administrative documents. [...]
Two computer crime allegations follow up to 18M lines of data surfacing online
Two computer crime allegations follow up to 18M lines of data surfacing online French prosecutors say police detained a 15-year-old on April 25 over the alleged theft of millions of records from France Titres (ANTS), the agency handling secure documents.…
Also, Europol Cracks DDoS Networks, Mythos Finds Bugs, France Portal HitThis week, scam compounds. Attackers exploit flaws pre-disclosure. A crackdown on DDoS-for-hire. No Mythos for CISA, yes for Mozilla. France ID portal breach. Israeli and Venezuelan critical infrastructure targeted. Russian hacking in Ukraine. An Apache flaw. A ransomware negotiator aided BlackCat.
Gov admits 'incident' as forum sellers boast of fresh haul covering up to a third of the population France's National Agency for "Secure" Documents is explaining a potential data spill just as crooks online claim they've nicked a third of the country's ID information.…
France Titres, the government agency in France for issuing and managing administrative documents has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the attack and stealing citizen data. [...]
Also, Russian Signal Phishing, Iran-Linked Malware, Breaches in Spain and FranceThis week, Tycoon 2FA, Trio-Tech, messaging app spying and a ransomware broker sentenced. Iran-linked hackers. Mazda disclosed a breach. Oracle patched a flaw. North Korean actors weaponized VS Code, a Spanish port ransomware attack, a French teacher data breach and a healthcare firm victim surge.
Third-party software supplier breached leading to leak of notes Around 15.8 million administrative files were stolen after attackers breached a software supplier to France's health ministry.…
French professional football club Olympique de Marseille has confirmed a cyberattack after a threat actor claimed on Monday that it breached the club's systems earlier this month. [...]
The French Ministry of Finance has published an announcement informing of a cybersecurity incident that has impacted 1.2 million accounts. [...]
The French data protection regulator said that France Travail’s response to a 2024 data breach violated GDPR
The French data protection authority fined the national employment agency €5 million (nearly €6 million) for failing to secure job seekers' data, which allowed hackers to steal the personal information of 43 million people. [...]
The French data protection authority (CNIL) has imposed cumulative fines of €42 million on Free Mobile and its parent company, Free, for inadequate protection of customer data against cyber threats. [...]
Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits The French data protection regulator, CNIL, today issued a collective €42 million ($48.9 million) fine to two French telecom companies for GDPR violations stemming from a data breach.…