A 21-year-old suspected of conducting approximately 100 data breaches since late 2025, including a hack of the French Ministry of National Education exposing records on nearly 250,000 employees, has been arrested in western France. The arrest represents a major law enforcement success against a prolific cybercriminal.
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A 21-year-old man suspected of conducting approximately 100 data breaches since late 2025 - including a hack of the French Ministry of National Education that exposed records on almost a quarter of a million employees - has been arrested at his home in western France. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Apr 28, 2026, 02:43 PM UTC
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