The French tax authority has confirmed a significant data breach, with an intruder accessing its systems and extracting data on over 2 million taxpayers. The breach is currently under investigation, with the authority working alongside French data protection watchdog CNIL to determine the full extent of the incident.
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The alleged cybercriminal behind the breach claimed to have used stolen credentials and an MFA bypass technique to gain access to the tax authority's systems. However, the authority has disputed claims that the attacker retains access to its systems, and is working to verify the accuracy of this claim as part of its ongoing investigation.
