French ID agency hack exposes 19 millions records
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April 30, 2026
UPDATE!
The alleged hacker is 15 years old and has been arrested.
He turned 15 barely a month go!
I did not expect this twist.
CyberInsider – 30 Apr 26
France arrests 15-year-old hacker who stole data of 11.7 million people
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspect in connection with the recent ANTS data breach, which compromised 11.7 million people.
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theregister.com
French prosecutors link 15-year-old to gov mega-breach
: Two computer crime allegations follow up to 18M lines of data surfacing online
therecord.media
France investigates 15-year-old over alleged hack of national ID agency
The minor was taken into police custody on April 25 on suspicion of involvement in a data breach affecting the National Agency for Secure Documents (ANTS), which processes applications for passports, national identity cards, residence permits and...
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