{
  "id": 1447474,
  "title": "Explained: Are you affected by the cyberattack on French tax office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/explained-are-you-affected-by-the-cyberattack-on-french-tax-office-1447474",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:13:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
    "slug": "the-local-france-thelocal",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260817/explained-are-you-affected-by-the-cyberattack-on-french-tax-office"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The French tax office and land registry have suffered two separate cyberattacks in June and July, stealing personal details of at least one million people. The General Direction of Public Finance (DGFiP) revealed this on Friday, with the first hack compromising 678,000 individuals' data and the second affecting 200,000 accounts in the land registry system. The hackers, identified as Zerobytes, claimed responsibility on a dark-web forum. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will chair an emergency meeting on Monday to address the situation. The tax hack potentially impacts anyone with an account on the French tax website gouv.fr, including both individuals and businesses. The stolen information includes full names, tax account details, household income, and tax rates for individuals, and SIREN numbers, business addresses, and responsible persons for tax matters for businesses. However, login details and passwords seem to remain secure. Affected individuals will be contacted at the beginning of the week via email or tax account alerts, while those not contacted are not affected. The finance ministry advises regularly checking tax accounts for unauthorized changes and monitoring bank accounts for unusual transactions. If you receive a suspicious email impersonating the tax office, do not click any links, but log in directly to your impots.gouv account and verify the message in the messagerie section. Stay vigilant against potential phishing attempts and maintain awareness of this ongoing cyber threat.",
  "summary": "Hackers have stolen the details of at least 1 million people in a massive cyberattack on the French tax office and land registry - here's how to check whether you are affected and what to do about it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}