The French government revealed that a recent breach of its Tchap encrypted messaging platform affects the accounts of over 73,000 employees in the French public sector.

France's government messenger Tchap was breached via a hijacked account. Officials say only public rooms were exposed; a hacker claims 73,000 accounts.

DINUM, the digital affairs directorate of the French government, warned that hackers used a hijacked user account to breach Tchap, the French government's encrypted messaging…