Hacker accessed data from 1.2 million bank accounts, French Economy Ministry says
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A hacker accessed France's FICOBA database using stolen credentials, viewing data on 1.2 million bank accounts. Authorities blocked the breach to prevent data removal.
Source: Le Monde
The French economy ministry said Feb. 18 that a hacker gained access to the FICOBA national bank account database and consulted information on 1.2 million accounts. Since the end of January, the hacker used the stolen credentials of an official to access and consult "parts of the file of all of the accounts open in French banks and which contains personal data such as bank account numbers, name of the account holder, address and in certain cases the account owner's tax number," the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that once the unauthorized access was detected measures were immediately taken to block the hacker and prevent the removal of information. Managed by the Direction Générale des Impôts (The Directorate General of Taxes) FICOBA lists all bank accounts held in France – some 300 million – as well as personal details about the account holders. Full Story