French prosecutors open probe and detain 15-year-old over France Titres breach tied to 12–18 million data lines

A Paris judicial investigation has been opened into an alleged breach of a state-run automated data processing system and the suspected extraction of data later offered for sale online, Slashdot reported. ^[1]

Police detained a 15-year-old in connection with the cyberattack on France Titres, with investigators suspecting the minor used the alias “breach3d,” as the case moved into a formal judicial phase. ^[1] The alleged hack involved between 12 million and 18 million lines of data that were offered for sale online. ^[1]

Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau requested that the minor be formally charged and placed under judicial supervision. ^[1] The investigation covers alleged fraudulent access to the system as well as alleged data extraction from it. ^[1]

The judicial investigation was formally opened April 29, marking a new step in the response to the suspected intrusion and the online sale offer tied to the data. ^[1] Under the allegations described in the case, each offense carries a potential seven-year prison sentence and a maximum fine of about $350,000. ^[1]