French prosecutors link 15-year-old to mega-breach at state’s secure document agency
French prosecutors have linked a 15-year-old suspect, known online as 'breach3d,' to a major data breach involving 12 to 18 million records from ANTS, the government agency responsible for secure documents like passports and ID cards. The minor was detained on April 25, and a judicial investigation was opened on April 29 for alleged unauthorized access and data extraction from a state data system. The breach was first reported to authorities in April, with the data later appearing for sale on cybercrime forums.
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Cyber-crime French prosecutors link 15-year-old to mega-breach at state’s secure document agency Two computer crime allegations follow up to 18M lines of data surfacing online Connor Jones Thu 30 Apr 2026 // 16:39 UTC French prosecutors say police detained a 15-year-old on April 25 over the alleged theft of millions of records from France Titres (ANTS), the agency handling secure documents. The Paris Prosecutor's Office announced on Thursday that the minor, suspected of using the online alias "breach3d" and not named because French law protects minors, faces two computer crime allegations linked to an intrusion in which between 12 million and 18 million lines of data were offered for sale on cybercrime forums.
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