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French ID agency hack exposes 19 millions records

Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial] April 30, 2026
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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...

https://www.reuters.com/technology/france-opens-formal-probe-into-teenage-suspect-massive-id-data-breach-2026-04-30/

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