2026 Protection Civile — eProtec breach; FNPC confirms March attack (~525k claimed)
Data compromised
FNPC: names, DOB, phones, professions, minor data, photos may be compromised; criminal claim ~525k people / ~15k photos — final census pending
Technical writeup
FNPC confirmed a March 2026 cyberattack on eProtec, its volunteer platform, publicly disclosed August 21, 2026. The federation says personal data may have been compromised, filed a complaint with the Paris cybercrime prosecutor, and has not finalized the affected population. Criminal marketing cited >525,000 people and ~15,000 photographs including minors. BreachHistory indexes recordsAffected 525000 as the actor claim pending FNPC’s final count; companyConfirmed true for incident existence.
Root cause
Cyberattack against FNPC eProtec volunteer platform (March 2026); public disclosure August 2026