"Since the end of January, the hacker used the stolen credentials of an official to access and consult "parts of the file of all of the accounts open in French banks and which contains personal data such as bank account numbers, name of the account holder, address and in certain cases the account owner's tax number," the ministry said in a statement."
"The Direction General of Public Finances told AFP that gaining access to the database "doesn't allow you to check bank account balances, let alone conduct operations." The ministry said that once the unauthorized access was detected measures were immediately taken to block the hacker and prevent the removal of information. Owners of the 1.2 million affected bank accounts will receive notifications in coming days, it added."
Since the end of January a hacker used stolen credentials of an official to access and consult parts of the file of all accounts open in French banks, which contains personal data including bank account numbers, account holder names, addresses and, in some cases, tax numbers. The hacker consulted information on 1.2 million accounts. The Direction General of Public Finances said access did not allow checking balances or executing transactions. Once detected, measures were taken to block the intruder and prevent data removal. A criminal complaint was filed, the CNIL was informed, and affected account holders will be notified.
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