French government agency hit by cyberattack, over 11 million personal records stolen as attacker begins selling data on the dark web

France’s ANTS, the agency that issues ID cards and driver’s licenses, was hit by a cyberattack.

About 11.7 million account-related records were exposed and are now being offered for sale on the dark web.

The agency is warning the public to watch for suspicious SMS messages and emails.

The leak raises concerns about fraud and identity theft involving sensitive identity-verification data.