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A computer science student from the Vosges is accused of cybercrime by the FBI. The American services accuse him of being one of the important members of a group of hackers, who would have stolen nearly 200 million data on the internet.
American justice considers him a dangerous cybercriminal. Member of a computer hacking group, including in particular French people, all wanted by the FBI, this 21-year-old former student from Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) was arrested in Morocco on 1er June. Sébastien Raoult was staying there for a vacation and was preparing to return to France. Detained in a prison in Rabat, he fears extradition to the United States, where he faces 20 to 116 years of cumulative detention.
Her father doesn’t believe the FBI version. “I’m sure he’s innocent. I don’t see him doing that at all”, he says. Since 2020, FBI agents have been searching for the Shinyhunters. These hackers managed to steal more than 200 million pieces of data on the internet, put up for sale for $200,000. Microsoft, the clothing giant Bonobos or even AT&T, the number two American telecom company, have been affected. According to the investigation, this fraud wasté made from French and Moroccan email addresses.
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