French government internal messaging tool Tchap hit by data breach — but it doesn't know if any data was compromised
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The FrenchBreaches specialized site reported claims published on the dark web that more than 643,000 messages from 73,000 agents in 976 chat rooms were exhibited.
The DINUM confirmed the following day that the service had suffered a security incident related to the usurpation of a user account. However, the measured tone of the official communiqué does not reflect the magnitude of what actually happened. On a forum of the darknet, a hacker making himself [...]
French Government App Tchap Breached After Public Token Exposure
The French government’s internal messaging application Tchap has experienced a data breach that has left officials uncertain about whether any sensitive information was actually taken. According to a report published by TechRadar, the incident involved unauthorized access to the platform used by thousands of civil servants across multiple ministries. The breach raises fresh questions about the security practices surrounding tools designed specif…
Paris tries to contain the leak of its ‘WhatsApp state’ while the ANSSI pursues the attacker The attacker committed a single account of the Ministry of Education through a social engineering attack. The road map of that access — a legitimate log-in stolen — was enough to scratch 650,000 messages and 13.5 gigabytes of documents hosted on public channels. On June 7, the application of Tchap messaging, mandatory for the entire French administration…
The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the cyberattack against Tchap, the courier used by public officials, as he announced at the AFP. The Anti-cybercrime Office (OFAC) has been seized for suspicions of attacks on an automated system of data as well as detention and ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store…
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