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TLDR: The France tax data leak affected 678,000 individual and professional accounts, exposing tax and cadastral information in France. Stolen records include reference income, tax rates, company identifiers, property addresses, and property surface-area records. Officials say taxpayer portals, usernames, and passwords stayed secure, while investigators continue measuring the stolen data. Bitcoin holders face possible phishing and impersonation risks, although officials have found no exposed wallet keys or balances. The France tax data leak exposes personal and financial records tied to 678,000 individuals and professional accounts. The French Finance Ministry confirms attackers accessed tax systems during separate intrusions in June and July 2026. Stolen fields include reference taxable income, family quotient figures, withholding rates, company names, and SIREN identifiers. Attackers also viewed cadastral records covering property addresses and surface areas. The breach creates risks for Bitcoin holders, including convincing phishing attempts and physical targeting. Yet officials have not confirmed that the stolen files identify cryptocurrency owners or reveal wallet credentials. That distinction matters as investigators measure the exposed data. How the France Tax Data Leak Exposed 678,000 Records A person using the alias ZeroBytes advertised the stolen records on a cybercrime forum on August 12. The seller offered the database without publishing a price, raising concern that fraud groups could buy detailed profiles. The France tax data leak first emerged after the actor publicized the intrusion, not when officials cut access. The Finance Ministry says identity theft enabled unauthorized access through a DGFiP employee and an approved third party. Officials ended access for every linked account after detecting the incidents. Their access checks missed the extraction, which the ministry attributes to the attack’s sophistication. This taxpayer data breach covers individuals and businesses. Files may include reference income, household tax status, withholding rates, company names, and registration numbers. The intruders consulted cadastral…