France disclosed that its tax authority was hacked this month, exposing data tied to about 678,000 individuals and businesses. The stolen information includes names, addresses, income, and property details, with analysis indicating that 26,805 people in the leaked database reported annual income above €100,000 and 386 exceeded €1 million. The breach is drawing added scrutiny because France accounted for 33 of 52 verified crypto wrench attacks worldwide in the first half of 2026, according to CertiK. Prosecutors had previously accused a tax employee of using government databases to identify crypto investors and sell their information to criminals involved in physical attacks and extortion, though there is no public evidence so far linking the latest leak directly to such crimes.