French tax authority hacking: 18-year-old hacker charged and remanded in custody
An 18-year-old man, suspected of being a member of the Zerobytes group, has been charged and remanded in custody following the hacking of the tax authority website.
Cyberattack on tax authority: what is known about the arrested suspect
Google News LU FR reports that an 18-year-old man, known under the pseudonym "ChatNoir" and presented as a presumed member of the Zerobytes hacker group, has been charged and remanded in custody as part of the investigation into the hacking of the French tax authority website.
The suspect, who has been charged multiple times in the past, was arrested along with a second individual as part of the investigations opened following this cyberattack on the tax authority. Authorities have confirmed the incarceration of the main suspect following his charging.
The case concerns the hacking of the tax portal, a cyberattack attributed to the Zerobytes group. Investigators have identified "ChatNoir" as one of the central figures in this network. This is a profile well known to judicial authorities, with the young man having previously been the subject of several past criminal procedures.
Two suspects were arrested in total as part of parallel investigations opened after the facts. The first, aged 18, was remanded in custody; the judicial outcome of the second has not been specified in the available information.
The investigation is continuing. Inquiries aim to establish the exact extent of the intrusion into tax systems and to identify any other members of the group involved in the attack.
Source: Google News LU FR