A major data breach has impacted the French tax agency, with hackers claiming to have sold information belonging to 678,000 users as of Monday, August 17th. Following this announcement, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu has called for a thorough audit to determine the source of the data leak. Simultaneously, the Prime Minister has requested an expedited implementation of the plan to strengthen the security of state information systems. The breach raises serious concerns about the vulnerability of sensitive citizen data held by government agencies. The scale of the compromised data suggests a sophisticated cyberattack. Authorities are now focused on containing the damage and preventing further leaks, as well as identifying the perpetrators behind the attack. This incident underscores the increasing threat of cyberattacks against critical infrastructure.