US EditionFrench prosecutors link 15-year-old to gov mega-breach
- On Thursday, The Paris Public Prosecutor announced that a 15-year-old was detained on April 25 for allegedly hacking ANTS, the agency managing French ID cards, and attempting to sell millions of records online.
- Detecting "unusual activity" on April 13, ANTS confirmed the intrusion, which was linked to a hacker using the alias "breach3d" who offered between 12 million and 18 million lines of stolen data.
- Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau requested the minor face two computer crime allegations, noting that fraudulent state data theft carries a maximum seven-year prison sentence and a €300,000 fine.
- ANTS advised millions of French citizens on April 22 to exercise caution regarding unwanted communications and to protect their personal information against potential misuse following the attack.
- Legal proceedings for those aged between 13 and 16 in France typically prioritize re-education and rehabilitation, as the law allows for juvenile detention only as a last resort.
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A 15-year-old minor was arrested in the investigation into the computer attack that targeted the portal of the National Secure Securities Agency (ANTS), whose Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu visited the premises on Thursday, 30 April, announcing the release of 200 million euros in order to "deliver resources" in the field of cyber.
He was visiting the premises of the National Secure Securities Agency, a victim two weeks ago of an attack that led to a leak of data.
A 15-year-old, suspected of being the "breach3d" hacker, was charged for the massive cyberattack that targeted the National Secure Titles Agency (ANTS). The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office accused him of stealing...
This arrest comes "in a context of intense cyber threat." Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu plans to announce this Thursday.
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