Tax Cyberattack: a Collective Action Against the State Initiated by About 100 Victims
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After the theft of data from nearly 700,000 individuals and professionals, a collective action is now seeking recognition of the damage suffered. ...
The lawyer at the origin of the proceedings wants the recognition of the "moral damage" of the theft of these data and the risk of being a victim of "particularly credible" scams.
The French tax authorities have been hacked several times this summer, acknowledged the tax administration. The personal data of several thousand individuals and companies are affected by these piracys. Some have taken collective action against the state to claim damages.
This collective action brought by a lawyer at the Béziers bar aims to obtain reparations after the hacking of the tax data this summer. No tax or tax notices concerned according to the Minister
This collective approach aims to obtain compensation for the damage suffered, assures the lawyer at the origin of this action and specialist in the law of the protection of personal data.
On August 24, 2026, several hundred victims of piracy at the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFiP) launched a collective action against the state. This case raises important economic issues: what will be the financial impact of this cyberattack on French public finances and households? Between compensation, security costs and the risk of fraud, the score could be high. 678,000 victims: the financial impact of piracy On August 14, the DGF…
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