The man indicted in the investigation into the cyberattack which targeted a Parisian law firm, and hacked documents contained in the investigation into the Charlie Hebdo attack, defended himself on Friday of being a hacker , assuring to have played "the
role of infiltrated negotiator
".
"
If he was able (...) to request remuneration for his negotiation mission which explains the proceedings against him, my client categorically denies having acted in concert with the cybercriminals
", insisted his lawyer, Me Louis Cailliez, in a statement.
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After the computer attack suffered by a Parisian law firm in May and June, an investigation was opened in Paris on July 1, and entrusted to the Lyon judicial police and to the Central Office for the Fight against Crime related to information and communication technologies (OCLCTIC).
On November 14, the investigations, in particular for fraudulent access and maintenance in an automated data processing system, organized gang extortion and criminal association, were entrusted to an examining magistrate.
It is in this context that a man, accused of having played the role of negotiator, was indicted and placed under judicial supervision.
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"
It was after the hacking (to which he is completely unrelated), and on the express mandate of the law firm
", says Me Cailliez, that his client "
intervened to provide the services of his company and play a role of Negotiator infiltrated with Everest
","
group of hackers based abroad who claimed responsibility for the hacking
. "
According to Me Cailliez, it was "
after reporting to the authorities, and in the interest of the law firm, in order to avoid public disclosure of the diverted data
", that the respondent acted.
