Arrest for Young Hackers Suspected of Stealing Data From Tens of Millions of French
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French investigators have cracked down on a group of people suspected of carrying out large-scale cyberattacks and data theft. According to the Office for Combating Cybercrime, cited by AFP, police have arrested seven people. The attacks could have affected more than 1,500 companies and institutions, including the French parliament.
Seven people were arrested by the anti-cybercrime office after stealing tens of millions of data from, among others, the National Assembly or Leroy Merlin. Some of them were arrested in Bordeaux, Poitiers and Limoges.
Seven people, suspected of having been involved in the theft of several tens of millions of data, were arrested during the dismantling of a group specializing in the extraction and resale of data
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Le ParisienMore than 1,500 companies or institutions may have been victims of hackers.
Members of the cyber-attack group known as "Dumpsec" were arrested in France, including a cyber-attack by Ensign Leroy Merlin.
The seven individuals were part of a group known as "Dumpsec", which targeted both private and public actors: more than 1,500 companies or entities in total Seven persons, suspected of being involved in crime.
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