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Massive Data Breach Exposes Millions of French Citizens

4/23/2026

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Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), the French agency for identity documents, confirmed on April 22, 2026 a data breach exposing citizens’ names, birth dates, addresses, and phone numbers.
The breach was detected on April 15, 2026, and ANTS is investigating.
Reports indicate millions may be affected.
A hacker claimed possession of a 19 million-record database and advertised the data on a hacking forum before ANTS announced the breach.

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Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), the French agency for identity documents, confirmed on April 22, 2026 a data breach exposing citizens’ names, birth dates, addresses, and phone numbers.
The breach was detected on April 15, 2026, and ANTS is investigating.
Reports indicate millions may be affected.
A hacker claimed possession of a 19 million-record database and advertised the data on a hacking forum before ANTS announced the breach.