Paris - 12.08.2026: The French protection service Bloctel has become the target of a cyberattack. According to the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Protection and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF), around three million phone numbers were leaked. This is particularly frustrating for those affected: they had used the service to protect themselves from unwanted marketing calls.The authority stated that the attackers had obtained neither names and addresses nor email addresses or other associated personal information linked to the stolen numbers. Based on current knowledge, no complete user data sets were disclosed. However, phone ...
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