# France to use AI tools to test cybersecurity vulnerabilities after tax agency hack

https://mins.news/en/item/25254

- Reuters, 2026-08-18 14:45 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/france-use-ai-tools-test-cybsecurity-vulnerabilities-after-tax-agency-hacking-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a846ffaf7c24d00010f853b

> Budget Minister David Amiel said France’s ministry will use artificial intelligence tools to test government agencies’ cybersecurity vulnerabilities after a broad hack of the country’s tax agency was disclosed last week.

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