"Over the weekend it was widely reported in French media that a group of hackers had breached the government's ANTS website, stealing personal data from between 12 and 13 million people. The unidentified group posted messages online claiming that the personal data was now for sale on the dark web, offering sample data to apparently prove that their hack had been successful."
"The Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés website, commonly known as ANTS, is the French government website used for admin tasks such as swapping or updating driving licences, changing vehicle registration details or obtaining a French passport or ID card. The site, which is in the process of being renamed France Titres, is the only official way to complete tasks such as swapping a foreign driving licence for a French one, and is used by millions of people each year."
"A statement said: "No intrusion has been identified within the ANTS's information systems, either by the agency's services or by those of the Ministry of the Interior." The statement added that the 'sample data' provided by the hackers "contains numerous inconsistencies, including data formats that do not correspond to those of the ANTS databases"."
The French government denied that personal details of millions of ANTS users were hacked and sold on the dark web. Media reports claimed that hackers breached the ANTS website and stole data from between 12 and 13 million people, offering samples for sale. ANTS handles administrative tasks like swapping or updating driving licences, changing vehicle registration details, and obtaining passports or ID cards, and is being renamed France Titres. Officials said no intrusion was identified by ANTS or the Interior Ministry and that the provided sample data contain numerous inconsistencies and formats inconsistent with ANTS databases. An investigation is ongoing and users are advised to follow standard online-safety precautions.
Read at The Local France
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