Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Identity verification bypass using name + date of birth combination
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In December 2023, the French government's Service National Universel (SNU) platform, snu.gouv.fr, suffered a significant data breach affecting approximately 150,000 people, including young volunteers aged 15 to 17 and their legal guardians. The Ministry of National Education and Youth confirmed that the cyberattack resulted in the exfiltration of sensitive personal information such as first and last names, postal addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. While authorities stated that no passwords, banking details, or identity documents were compromised, the stolen data exposed the minors and their families to a heightened risk of targeted phishing campaigns and identity theft. In response, the ministry filed a criminal complaint, notified the CNIL (France's data protection authority), and issued warnings urging affected users to remain vigilant against suspicious communications.,
About SNU.GOUV.FR
SNU.GOUV.FR is an organization whose data was exposed in this breach. The dataset has been verified by ObscureIQ intelligence and indexed across breach notification platforms.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 103K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In January 2026, SNU.GOUV.FR experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 103K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as date of birth, email address, full name, physical address:home.
Approximately 103K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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