When headlines break about a financial systems breach, most people assume malware was involved. Ransomware. Exploits. A zero-day vulnerability. But in February 2026, French authorities confirmed something different: approximately 1.2 million bank accounts were exposed after attackers accessed the national FICOBA registry using stolen credentials belonging to a government official. There was no forced entry….
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