La grande cybermalveillance: French government’s employment agency loses control of citizens’ data after biggest breach in Gallic history.

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French public employment administration suffers a massive data breach, exposing personal data of 43 million individuals. Hackers stole 20 years of personal data from job seekers. The breach went unnoticed for five weeks. The National Commission of [Technology] and Liberties recommends that potentially impacted individuals remain vigilant of phishing attempts.

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