Deputy Director-General of ANSSI, Colonel Stephane Bajard looks on during a press conference on the State's response following the cyberattack targeting France's tax authority, the Directorate General of Public Finances (Direction generale des Finances Publiques - DGFiP) at Bercy, France's Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)