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 driver’s licenses.
A teenage hacker is suspected of breaching a French government agency responsible for identity documents and attempting to sell millions of citizens’ personal data, Paris prosecutors said on Thursday.
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 driver’s licenses.
French authorities did not reveal the suspect’s identity but said he may have operated online under the pseudonym “breach3d,” an alias used to advertise between 12 million and 18 million records for sale on cybercriminal forums earlier this month.
Source: https://therecord.media/france-investigates-teen-over-national-id-agency-hack
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