Voyageurs du Monde may face €1.8 mln French privacy fine for data breach
By Matthew Newman ( June 4, 2026, 16:50 GMT | Insight) -- French travel company Voyageurs du Monde could be fined €1.8 million ($2.09 million) for alleged violations of French and European data protection rules after a 2023 cyberattack that exposed customer data, a French privacy official said at a hearing Thursday in Paris. Voyageurs du Monde was found to have breached five data protection rules. The company didn't contest four of the five breaches, but argued that it should be able to retain customers' data for longer periods than allowed under the data protection rules to uphold its business model.French travel company Voyageurs du Monde could be fined €1.8 million ($2.09 million) for alleged violations of French and European data protection rules after a 2023 cyberattack that exposed customer data, a French privacy official said at a hearing Thursday in Paris....
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