The cyber section of the Paris Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation after the cyber attack that affected nearly 700,000 users of the French tax administration. This was indicated by the Prosecutor’s Office, consulted by AFP. The investigations, entrusted to the Office for the Fight against Cybercrime (Ofac), specifically concern “the fraudulent extraction of data contained in an automated system for processing personal data managed by the State.”
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The cyber attack, as communicated on August 13 by the French Ministry of Finance in a note, allowed access to data of “citizens” and “professionals.” “A malicious actor – the note reads – claimed unauthorized access to the computer system of the General Directorate of Public Finances (Dgfip), which occurred at the end of June 2026 following identity theft.” Preliminary investigations “confirm that the access, blocked at the end of June during a verification, nevertheless allowed consultation and extraction of data related to private citizens and professional users.”
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The Dgfip “immediately implemented new restrictions to block unauthorized access and prevent further incidents. Thorough investigations are underway to precisely determine which data” were breached and “the number of affected users.” Affected users “will receive an individual notification specifying the data that may have been accessed or extracted and, if necessary, precautions to take.” The French Dgfip “will notify the National Commission for Informatics and Civil Liberties (Cnil), file a complaint, and provide further updates as the investigation progresses.”
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