On October 25, 2024, the Iliad group, owner of Free, acknowledged that it had been the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in unauthorized access to some of the personal data associated with the accounts of certain subscribers. The perpetrator of this computer robbery claimed to have more than 19.2 million pieces of personal information including names, dates of birth, telephone numbers, email addresses and postal addresses belonging to Free customers. 5.1 million international bank account numbers (IBAN) were also allegedly affected. He also announced that he had resold the computer file containing all of this information for an amount of 160,000 euros.