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French data regulator fines telco subsidiaries $48 million over data breach

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Feed Name: The Record from Recorded Future News

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85/100

Date Published: 2026-01-14

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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France's data protection authority CNIL fined Groupe Iliad subsidiaries Free and Free SAS a combined €42 million after an October 2024 cyberintrusion exposed personal data — including international bank account numbers — for 24 million subscribers; CNIL found weak VPN authentication, insufficient detection of unusual activity, improper retention of former subscribers' data, and inadequate breach notifications, and ordered continued security improvements.

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