Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsFR Ministry of Agriculture
Claimed by lapsus$ · listed 3 months ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Mar 1, 2026
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- lapsus$
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- France
- Sector
- Public Sector
- Listed on leak site
- Mar 1, 2026
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileThe French Ministry of Agriculture (Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire) is a central government body responsible for developing and implementing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, food safety, and rural development policy in France. It oversees regulatory frameworks for farming, animal welfare, and agri-food markets, and funds research and agricultural education. The ministry operates at national scale with thousands of civil servants across metropolitan France and overseas territories.
- Industry
- Government – Agriculture & Food Policy
- Address
- 78 rue de Varenne, 75349 Paris SP 07, France
- Employees
- 10000+
- Founded
- 1881
Attack summary
Severity: critical — The victim is a national government ministry; confirmed data publication by Lapsus$ implies exfiltration of sensitive public-sector data that likely includes PII of civil servants, confidential policy documents, and potentially regulated information, meeting the threshold for critical severity.Lapsus$ claims to have published data obtained from the French Ministry of Agriculture; the post is marked 'data_published', indicating exfiltration and public release of files rather than encryption alone. No ransom amount or specific data volume was stated in the post.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Government administrative documents
- Internal communications
- Personnel records
- Policy and regulatory files
Original description
AI-summarised, not from the leak postThe FR Ministry of Agriculture, or the French Ministry of Agriculture, is a governmental body in France overseeing agriculture, forestry, and food processing. It develops policies to support farming and rural development, ensures food quality and safety, and handles fisheries and animal welfare. The ministry also plays crucial roles in research, education, and regulation of agricultural and food markets in France.
Source
Indexed 3 months agoThis page surfaces a public ransomware disclosure indexed by Darkfield. Original posts come from the operator's own leak site; we cross-check against ransomware.live, RansomLook and RansomWatch where applicable. Share this URL freely.
