Data on 1.2 million French bank accounts accessed in registry breach

In late January 2026, a malicious intruder accessed France’s national bank account registry, FICOBA, enabling them to view information tied to 1.2 million accounts, the Ministry of the Economy and Finance disclosed on Wednesday. TV5 Monde reported that the perpetrator (or perpetrators) obtained login credentials belonging to a civil cervant authorized to use the database and then used those credentials to explore its contents. They managed to access bank account information and related personal data: … More →

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