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France’s Waltio faces ransom threat from notorious hacker collective

Posted on January 24, 2026January 23, 2026 by Dissent

Caroline Alvarez reports:

Waltio, a French crypto tax platform, is under siege from ShinyHunters, a notorious ransomware group claiming to hold the personal data of nearly 50,000 users.

ShinyHunters, known for high-profile crypto and corporate hacks, is threatening to leak users’ 2024 tax reports unless a ransom is paid.

Waltio says its services and production systems remain secure and that no sensitive banking or crypto access data was compromised.

Read more at Crypto News.


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