French Government Database Leak Fuels Crypto-Targeted Home Invasions
A tax employee in Bobigny exploited internal systems to create dossiers on cryptocurrency specialists, including billionaire Vincent Bolloré, prison guards, and a judge. The data was sold for €800 to criminals who attacked a prison officer at home. The January 6 appeal rejection underscores a disturbing trend: state identity systems, not Telegram or exchange breaches, are the new attack vector.
France's National Police Inspectorate reports 93 investigations into professional secrecy violations and 76 cases of database misuse in 2024. Authorities describe the social media and dark web sale of government lookups as an 'uberization' of file trafficking. A TF1 investigation revealed price lists on Snapchat—€30 for vehicle registrations, €150 for wanted-person checks.
