--- title: French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to... description: France Titres (ANTS), the French government agency managing official identity documents including passports, driver's licenses, and national ID cards, has... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/french-govt-agency-confirms-breach-as-hacker-offers-to-sell-data-n8nwrecji twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data | daily.dev og:description: France Titres (ANTS), the French government agency managing official identity documents including passports, driver's licenses, and national ID cards, has... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/french-govt-agency-confirms-breach-as-hacker-offers-to-sell-data-n8nwrecji og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/N8nWrECJi.png og:image:alt: French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary France Titres (ANTS), the French government agency managing official identity documents including passports, driver's licenses, and national ID cards, has confirmed a data breach detected on April 15, 2026. A threat actor using the alias 'breach3d' claims to have stolen up to 19 million records containing full names, contact details, birth data, home addresses, and account metadata, and is offering the data for sale on hacker forums. ANTS has notified France's data protection authority (CNIL), the Paris Public Prosecutor, and national cybersecurity agency ANSSI. Users are advised to remain vigilant against phishing attempts via SMS, phone, and email. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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