France's tax agency breach leaks 600K records — including private messages sent to the state
France's DGFiP has confirmed a breach attributed to a hacker dubbed "ZeroBytes" that exposed records for roughly 600,000 individuals and businesses. The haul spans contact details, household finances, withholding rates and, in some cases, private messages exchanged with the agency. Taxpayers are being notified this week as prosecutors and France's cyber agency ANSSI investigate. Verified tax data is prime material for highly convincing fraud against victims.