Hackers access classified French police information
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Hackers accessed classified French police files, including wanted persons lists and criminal records, affecting around 16.4 million people. A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the breach.
Source: Connexion
Important police files were recently accessed by hackers, France’s Interior Ministry has confirmed. The full extent of the data breach is not yet known but Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said it mainly relates to files held on France’s wanted persons list and criminal processing records. He called the breach “unprecedented for France.” Hackers had access to the so-called CHEOPS portal, which deals with classified police records, for several weeks before the breach was identified. Information on around 16.4 million people is reported to be contained in the files. A 22-year-old from Limoges (Haute-Vienne) has now been arrested in relation to the breach. The man, who lives at home with his mother, is known to police and was sentenced for a similar offence in 2025. Full Story