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French Tax Office to Use AI to Probe Vulnerabilities After Hack

Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 18 August 2026, 17:04 UTC By Ania Nussbaum and Benoit Berthelot 1 min read
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The French tax office is planning to use artificial intelligence tools to probe for weaknesses after it was targeted by a cyberattack that exposed personal details of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers.

The French tax office is planning to use artificial intelligence tools to probe for weaknesses after it was targeted by a cyberattack that exposed personal details of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers.
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