French tax authority hacking: two suspects arrested, including 18-year-old schoolboy placed under investigation
Two suspects have been detained in connection with the hacking of the French tax authority website. An 18-year-old youth, suspected of belonging to the "ChatNoir" group, has been placed in provisional detention.
Two arrests following the hacking of the French tax authority website
Google News LU FR reports that two suspects have been detained as part of investigations opened following the hacking of the website of the Direction générale des finances publiques (DGFiP) in France. One of them, a young man of 18 years old, has been placed under investigation and held in provisional detention.
The minor who has come of age is suspected of being linked to the group of computer hackers known by the pseudonym "ChatNoir". According to information relayed by Le Monde and TF1 Info, he is reported to have already been placed under investigation several times before this new procedure.
A second suspect, presented as a presumed member of the "Zerobytes" group, has also been remanded in custody in connection with this same case, according to Courrier picard. Investigators thus appear to be targeting several distinct entities suspected of having participated in the intrusion into the tax authority's computer systems.
The profile of the two individuals detained highlights the youth of those involved in this type of cybercrime. Franceinfo specifies that the detentions are part of ongoing judicial investigations, without all responsibilities yet having been established.
The exact scale of the violation of tax systems and the data potentially compromised have not been specified in the available sources. French authorities have not yet communicated a final assessment of the consequences of this cyberattack.
Source: Google News LU FR