Actor Claims to Publish French Ministry Staff and Inspector Records

Summary
Forum actor mondial claims to have published two datasets attributed to France’s Ministry for Ecological Transition: 8,166 staff records and 14,656 certified-controller records. The actor alleges API and access-control flaws; the claim is unverified.
Key points
- Forum actor mondial claimed to publish a staff directory and a register of certified controllers attributed to France’s Ministry for Ecological Transition.
- The staff dataset allegedly contains 8,166 accounts with contact and directory details.
- The controller dataset allegedly contains 14,656 records with personal and certification data.
- The actor said the data was obtained through an API misconfiguration and an access-control flaw; this account has not been verified.
- The datasets were reportedly published for developpement-durable[.]gouv[.]fr.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- France’s Ministry for Ecological Transition
- Victim Domain
- developpement-durable.gouv.fr
- Incident Type
- Alleged data exposure following an API misconfiguration and an access control flaw
- Data Types Exposed
- Staff contact and directory details
- Certified controller personal and certification data
- Affected Records
- The actor claimed the datasets included 8,166 staff accounts and 14,656 certified controller records.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- None reported
- Claim Status
- claimed
