[French Crypto Tax Declaration Platform Waltio Faces Ransom and Data Breach, Nearly 50,000 Users May Be Affected] According to reports from *Le Parisien*, the French cryptocurrency tax declaration platform Waltio has announced that it was targeted by a hacker group called 'Shiny Hunters.' The group claims to have obtained personal data of approximately 50,000 customers (most of whom are based in France) from the platform and is demanding ransom in exchange. Waltio is a company that provides portfolio tracking and tax calculation services for cryptocurrency holders. The company stated that it has filed a police report regarding this incident of 'attempted extortion and disruption of automated data processing systems.' The report indicates that the hackers allegedly obtained customers' email addresses and account balance information as early as 2024.