EU NIS2 Directive Stalled in French Parliament; Microsoft Delays Outlook Transition; Revolut Employee Extorts Crypto; French Government Cyberattack; Dark Web Medical Data Leak

The transposition of the EU NIS2 directive into French law has been stalled in parliament due to a dispute over a senatorial amendment banning backdoors, with lawmakers Philippe Latombe and Olivier Cadic alleging executive branch obstruction. Microsoft delayed the mandatory corporate transition to its new Outlook application until March 1, 2027, after initially planning an earlier rollout. A former Revolut employee exploited internal access to extort cryptocurrency from a trader by threatening their family, prompting a police investigation into the incident. A cyberattack on a French government service compromised sensitive data of RSA beneficiaries, including Social Security numbers, allocator IDs, and full contact details. A dark web database containing medical consultation records of 11–15 million French citizens was exposed, as revealed in a February 26, 2026, report by France 2.