Question 12696 — hunting and fishing

Summary

Mr. Antoine Villedieu questions the Minister of the Interior about the recent massive leaks of personal data affecting files linked to the practice of hunting in France. Indeed, on January 20, 2026, the computer systems of the National Hunters' Federation (FNC) were the target of a serious computer intrusion, leading to unauthorized access to personal information and data related to the validation of hunting permits. drive out approximately 1.4 million citizens legally practicing this activity. This data was then put up for sale on the dark web, raising serious concerns about its potential exploitation by malicious individuals, including for targeted criminal acts in rural areas. This attack was coupled, a few days later, with a cyberattack targeting the national hunting license management application, managed by the French Biodiversity Office (OFB), whose publicity given to the compromised data (full identities, contact details and permit numbers) further increased the excitement among hunters. These incidents occur in a context where the centralization and digitization of administrative files expose law-abiding citizens to concrete risks, even though previous attacks, notably against the Federation French shooting (FFTir) had led to targeted burglaries and weapons thefts, attesting to the direct link between data leaks and endangerment of legal weapons holders. Such attacks, which concern populations legally registered in administrative systems, deeply offend national opinion and in particular citizen hunters who, beyond the protection of their data, fear the consequences security of such exposure of sensitive information in a context where rurality is too often neglected by public policies. He asks what measures the Government intends to take to guarantee the effective and reinforced protection of hunters' personal data, particularly within the national single window, to strengthen the minimum cybersecurity requirements imposed on all organizations (public or private) in charge of sensitive files, ensure transparent information for the people concerned in the event of a security incident, and thoroughly review the strategy for digitizing administrative procedures in order to prevent dematerialization from increasing citizens' exposure to criminal risk.

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