Security News > 2020 > January > French Spy Suspected of Selling Data on Darknet

Haurus charged 100 to 300 euros or more for fake identification cards, driver's licences or birth certificates, as well as bank documents, phone records or GPS coordinates for tracking specific individuals.

"You provide the identity/registration number to copy, or your own requests, and I'll find what you need," read one message from Haurus on the Blackhand v2 forum, according to details of the investigation seen by AFP. Haurus even touted a "Starter pack" of a French driver's licence, an ID card and six blank cheques, for 500 euros instead of 680 euros.

An anonymous tip alerted investigators of a request to Haurus that eventually identified him as a DGSI agent.

More alarming, the Parisien newspaper reported that a former thief imprisoned on drug charges bought tracking data from Haurus on three people - two of whom were later murdered, while the third survived an attempt on his life.

Haurus spent five months in prison before being released under judicial supervision.

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