French teenager arrested for alleged hack of government ID data site
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- Category: Technology
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 04:17 UTC
- Sources: France 24 English
Police in France have taken a teenager into temporary custody over a suspected breach of the Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) website. The attack is alleged to have exposed millions of personal records used for ID cards, passports, and driver’s licences, which were later offered for sale on dark‑web markets. Investigators are examining how the intrusion was carried out and its full impact on citizen data.