Suspect arrested after earlier cyberattack on French interior ministry

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France Arrests 22-Year-Old in Cyberattack on Interior Ministry French authorities arrested a 22-year-old man on December 17, 2025, in connection with a cyberattack on the Ministry of the Interior that occurred earlier in December. The attack targeted the ministry's email servers and affected over 20 accounts, prompting an investigation by the cybercrime unit of the Paris public prosecutor's office. 4 sources 44