Third data leak at the DGFiP: the tax authorities confirm a breach on inheritance

And three. After the cadastral data and the tax data of taxpayers, the tax authorities announced this Tuesday, through its director general Amélie Verdier, a “third leak” on data linked to inheritances. This was “quickly cut,” said the head of the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) during a press conference.

The “breach” identified on the portal linked to inheritance “is really not at all of the same magnitude” as the theft of tax data announced last week, estimated Amélie Verdier. According to her, the information exposed is much less sensitive, and similar to that found in public “legal announcements”. A few hours earlier this Tuesday, the specialized site FrenchBreaches mentioned the existence of this third leak, on “the vacant estates portal”. This would have allowed access to personal data and information relating to inheritance and assets, he added.

Questioned on the subject in the middle of the day by journalists, the entourage of the Minister of Action and Public Accounts David Amiel did not confirm this information and simply referred to the press conference scheduled for 4 p.m. During this press briefing, the minister also presented an “apology” for the hacking of the tax authorities, which resulted in the theft of the personal data of some 700,000 individuals and companies, “because what happened is unbearable for the French”.

A dark series for Bercy

The fact remains that the confirmation this Tuesday of this leak of data linked to inheritances continues a dark series for the services of Bercy, in the hot seat for several days. At the end of last week, the DGFiP indicated that it had detected the “compromise of an agent’s account” last June. The hacker then took the opportunity to discreetly vacuum up sensitive information – including “personal identification data”, tax information such as the withholding tax rate, the family quotient or address, the reference tax income – which concerns 678,000 taxpayer accounts, individuals and professionals. At the same time, the cadastral data of around 200,000 accounts would also have been compromised, according to the tax administration.