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France’s statistics department reports cyberattack on staff data

By Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2026 | 3:48 AM

PARIS, June 26 (Reuters) – France’s national statistics ​department Insee ‌said a cyberattack had led to a breach ‌of ​personal ⁠data from ⁠its directory, affecting about 12,800 current and former ​staff and members ⁠of Insee-related ⁠civil service ​corps.

Insee said ​the breach involved identities ‌and professional contact details, and that ⁠no sensitive information such as passwords, ⁠personal ‌contact details, ⁠bank details, ​social ‌security numbers ​or health ⁠information was accessed.

(Reporting by Hugo Lhomedet; Editing by Inti ​Landauro)