French ID agency breach exposes millions

France's Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), the government body managing national ID cards, passports, and driver's licenses, confirmed a security incident on April 15 after detecting unauthorized data access. The agency disclosed that exposed data may include names, email addresses, birth dates, postal addresses, and account identifiers for an undisclosed number of citizens, though ANTS stated the data cannot be used to access electronic portals. A threat actor using the alias 'breach3d' claimed responsibility on April 16, alleging theft of 19 million records and offering the dataset for sale on underground forums. ANTS has notified France's data protection authority and cybersecurity agency while warning citizens of heightened phishing risk.