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Paris prosecutors arrest suspect in Ministry of the Interior cyberattack case

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French authorities arrested a 22-year-old suspect in a cyberattack investigation tied to France's Ministry of the Interior, escalating the case into a formal criminal enforcement action. The probe is being handled by the cybercrime unit of the Paris public prosecutor's office and OFAC, and prosecutors said the alleged offense carries up to 10 years' imprisonment. The arrest gives investigators a live custody window while the state-entity intrusion remains under criminal review.

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French authorities arrested a 22-year-old suspect on December 17, 2025 in connection with the cyberattack on France's Ministry of the Interior. Prosecutors said the case includes unauthorized access to an automated personal data processing system implemented by the State, committed by an organized group, and that the suspect was already known to the public prosecutor's office and convicted in 2025 for similar offenses.

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  1. 18.12.2025 00:20 1 articles · 5mo ago

    Interior Ministry intrusion detected

    Detection Ioc Update

    French officials detected a cyber intrusion against France's Ministry of the Interior overnight between Thursday, December 11, and Friday, December 12, 2025, after attackers gained access to internal email servers and some document files; authorities had not confirmed whether any data was stolen.

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  2. 18.12.2025 00:20 2 articles · 5mo ago

    Paris prosecutors arrest suspect in Interior Ministry cyberattack case

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    Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said a 22-year-old suspect born in 2003 was arrested on December 17, 2025, as part of a cybercrime investigation by the Paris public prosecutor's office and OFAC into unauthorized access to a State-implemented personal data processing system linked to the Ministry of the Interior cyberattack; prosecutors said the alleged offense carries up to 10 years' imprisonment and that the suspect was already known to the office for similar offenses.

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