France’s data protection authority fines Free and Free Mobile €42 million over major customer data breach

News15 Jan 2026

France’s data protection authority has imposed cumulative fines of €42 million on Free Mobile and its parent company, Free, after determining that inadequate cybersecurity safeguards led to the exposure of personal data belonging to tens of millions of customers.

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