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French government internal messaging tool Tchap hit by data breach

Alleged breach of France's Tchap app claims 13.5GB exfiltrated by a misere actor.
Stolen data reportedly includes 73,467 user accounts and 643,459 messages.
ANSSI and DINUM are investigating the breach and its scope.
Tchap is a government tool used by France with over 300,000 monthly users.
Private chats are encrypted; public chats are not, per authorities.
The breach follows France restricting foreign chat apps for work use.
The incident is under wider scrutiny of espionage concerns in state messaging apps.
The breach case is being reported by TechRadar as part of ongoing security coverage.
Tchap's developer DINUM and security agency ANSSI are responsible for disclosure.
The breach data includes more than 800 chat rooms with message history and media.

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