The French National Agency for Secure Documents (ANTS) platform was breached, potentially exposing names, birthdates, phone numbers, addresses, and account IDs for millions of individuals. The attack vector and specific vulnerability details were not disclosed in the report. Users are advised to monitor for suspicious communications, while an investigation by authorities is ongoing.
Breach , Identity , Data Security , Government security France confirms identity document agency hack April 21, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Adobe Stock) The French Interior Ministry has disclosed a cyberattack against the country's National Agency for Secure Documents' ANTS platform, which is being used for driver's license, passport, and ID issuance, according to Security Affairs . Information potentially exposed by the breach included names, birthdates, phone numbers, addresses, and account and login IDs, according to the Interior Ministry, which emphasized that uploaded documents and user account access were unaffected. Investigation into the attack, which has already been reported to the French Data Protection Authority, or CNIL, is already underway. Such a confirmation comes as a threat actor advertised the sale of a stolen ANTS database that purportedly contains 18 to 19 million records with account metadata, names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, and birth details on a hacking forum. The legitimacy of the attacker's claim has not been verified. Users have been urged to keep an eye out for suspicious emails, messages, or calls. SC Staff Related Ransomware Over 337K affected by Cookeville Regional Medical Center hack SC Staff April 17, 2026 Tennessee-based Cookeville Regional Medical Center had information from 337,917 patients compromised following a ransomware attack last July that has been claimed by the Rhysida ransomware-as-a-service operation, according to Infosecurity Magazine. Breach Grinex crypto exchange halts operations after $13.7 million hack SC Staff April 17, 2026 The hack occurred on Wednesday at 12:00 UTC, with stolen funds routed through TRON and Ethereum addresses before being converted to TRX and ETH via the SunSwap decentralized exchange. Breach Spanish, Australian hospitality platform breaches impact nearly 5M SC Staff April 16, 2026 Almost 5 million individuals who stayed at more than 170 hotels around the world had their data exposed following the compromise of Spanish automated check-in service Chekin and Austrian hotel management software Gastrodat, according to Cybernews. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Biometrics Bit Cryptographic Hash Functions Data Aggregation Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Data Warehousing Digest Authentication Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) Digital Signature Standard (DSS) Discretionary Access Control (DAC) You can skip this ad in 5 seconds