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A cyberattack hit France\u2019s ANTS website, possibly exposing personal data from users applying for IDs, passports, and driver\u2019s licenses.<\/p>\n
A cyberattack targeted France\u2019s ANTS platform, which handles applications for passports, ID cards, residence permits, and driver\u2019s licenses. Authorities detected the incident on April 15 and warned it may have exposed personal data from both individuals and professionals. <\/p>\n
The Interior Ministry confirmed the breach and is investigating the scope and impact on affected users.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the National Agency for Secure Documents (ANTS) detected a security incident that could involve the disclosure of data from personal and professional accounts on the ants.gouv.fr portal.\u201d reads the announcement<\/a> published by the French service.<\/p>\n The security breach may have exposed user details such as login ID, name, email, date of birth, and account ID. In some cases, it also includes address, place of birth, or phone number. Authorities are notifying impacted users. According to the data breach notification, the exposed data does not include uploaded documents and does not allow direct access to user accounts.<\/p>\n Authorities reported the incident to the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), notified prosecutors, and alerted the national cybersecurity agency. Government experts launched investigations to identify the cause and impact. They strengthened security to protect services and data. Users don\u2019t need to act, but should stay alert for suspicious messages, calls, or emails that may try to exploit the situation.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 France’s ANTS portal, the government system issuing IDs, passports, and driver’s licenses, has been breached. <\/p>\n Up to 19 million French citizens may be affected. ANTS has confirmed the breach.<\/p>\n Exposed fields include full name, email, address, date and place of birth, phone\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TZ4mrCIgy2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 International Cyber Digest (@IntCyberDigest) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n A threat actor claims to be selling a large dataset stolen from ANTS, which includes around 18\u201319 million records with names, emails, phone numbers, birth details, addresses, and account metadata.<\/p>\n If real, this type of data could enable identity theft, financial fraud, and synthetic identities at scale, with long-term impact. Government identity systems are high-value targets because the information has lasting usefulness. However, the claim remains unverified and needs confirmation.<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 French Government Agency ANTS Database (~18\u201319M Records) Allegedly for Sale<\/p>\n A threat actor claims to be selling a massive dataset linked to ANTS (Agence Nationale des Titres S\u00e9curis\u00e9s) \u2014 the French agency responsible for official IDs and legal documents.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcca Key Claims: \u2014 Dark Web Intelligence (@DailyDarkWeb) April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Follow me on Twitter:\u00a0@securityaffairs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mastodon<\/a><\/p>\n Pierluigi\u00a0Paganini<\/a><\/p>\n (SecurityAffairs<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0hacking,\u00a0France\u2019s ANTS)<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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