Massive data leak at French identity document agency
A massive data leak occurred at the French government's identity document agency. A cyber-attack was suggested as the possible cause, and it later emerged that a 15-year-old suspected of the hack had been investigated and detained.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- French government
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Massive data leak
- Cause / method
- Suspected cyber-attack
- Location
- France
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Timeline
- A cyber-attack was suggested as the possible cause of a massive data leak from a French government website.
- It emerged that France was investigating a 15-year-old over the hacking of the identity document agency.
- It emerged that a 15-year-old had been detained in connection with the massive data leak.
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