France arrests brothers suspected of running site with nude images of 17,000 women and girls
Investigators seized 700,000 euros in cryptoassets and say the site sold stolen intimate images of more than 17,000 women and girls.
- French police arrested two brothers, aged 21 and 25, on Tuesday in northern France for allegedly operating NudeLeaksTeens, a platform containing stolen intimate images of more than 17,000 women and girls.
- Operating by selling "packs" of stolen content, the platform sourced images through social media hacking, "grooming," and "revenge porn," while encouraging users to provide victim identifying information in exchange for cryptocurrency.
- Investigators seized $782,530 in cryptoassets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and USDT, while the site claimed to host 6,200 intimate images from hacked Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook accounts.
- Displaying FBI and French police cyber unit warnings, the three websites are now closed; Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau urged victims to contact the French police cybercrime unit.
- The investigation involved coordinated efforts between France and the United States, with Johanna Brousse, who led the French cybercrime probe, stating "L'impunité en ligne n'est pas une fatalité.
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In France, the police arrested two brothers, who were said to have operated a platform with blackmailed nude photos, which included photographs of about 17,000 women, whose data was offered for sale. The photos were both from hacker attacks and social media channels, the Paris prosecutor's office reported.
Brothers, aged 21 and 25, were arrested in France on Tuesday on suspicion of being the main administrators of the platform.
France and the United States have dismantled the NudeLeakTeens platform, involved in the trafficking of stolen intimate images, affecting more than 17,000 victims, including minors. Two brothers, alleged administrators, have...
The platform sold “packages” of stolen personal content that came from various sources, including hacked social media accounts, grooming, and revenge porn.
Two brothers were arrested in France as alleged administrators of NudeLeaksTeens, a website that commercialized images and videos obtained through hacking, grooming and non-consensual dissemination.
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