France disclosed this month that hackers breached its tax administration, potentially stealing data linked to about 678,000 individuals and businesses. The information reportedly includes names, addresses, income and property details. Analysis of the alleged database found 26,805 records showing income above 100,000 euros, including 386 above 1 million euros. The incident follows data from CertiK indicating that France accounted for 33 of 52 verified cryptocurrency wrench attacks (physical attacks to steal crypto) globally in the first half of 2026. French prosecutors have accused a tax department employee of using government databases to identify cryptocurrency investors and selling their personal information to criminals involved in physical attacks and extortion. No publicly linked physical attack has been associated with the latest breach, but the data could place sensitive financial and location information belonging to hundreds of thousands of people outside government control.