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France’s Identity-Document Portal Breach Affects 11.7 Million Accounts, Interior Ministry Says

Officials now put the toll at about 11.7 million accounts, signaling one of the largest breaches of a French state service.

Le communiqué du ministère de l’Intérieur précise que "ces données ne permettent pas d’accès illégitime au compte nominatif sur le portail".
Une cyberattaque contre l’ANTS expose des données d’usagers
[Jean-Marc Barrère / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP]
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Overview

  • The Interior Ministry, which updated its figures Tuesday, said 11.7 million ANTS accounts were exposed and confirmed a judicial probe led by the national cybercrime office.
  • Authorities said the leak involves account identification data such as login, name, email and date of birth, not document uploads or biometric files, and it does not grant direct access to user accounts.
  • ANTS, which handles applications for passports, national ID cards, vehicle registrations, permits and residence titles, detected the incident Wednesday, April 15, and began technical investigations and user notifications.
  • A seller on the dark web claimed a larger trove affecting up to 19 million people and posted a sample, creating a gap with the official tally that investigators are working to reconcile.
  • The minister asked the Inspection générale de l'administration to trace responsibility, while users are warned to expect targeted phishing and possible identity-fraud attempts that use their real details.