Data theft: Teen arrested over hacking of French government website

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Data theft: Teen arrested over hacking of French government website France

Issued on: 02/05/2026 - 10:17Modified: 02/05/2026 - 12:30

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A French teen taken into temporary custody over suspected involvement in the hacking of a government website. The Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) stores personal identification data used for ID cards, passports, and driver’s licenses. The teenager is accused of taking part in a data breach that resulted in millions of records being offered for sale on the dark web. Simon Moritz reports, with details from colleagues at France 2.

Video by: Simon MORITZ Keywords for this article

• Artificial intelligence
• France
• hacking

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