FBI and France seize sites selling stolen abuse images

FBI and French authorities seized NudeLeaks abuse-image sites; reports disagree on arrests, site names, and the scale of harm.

The FBI and French authorities seized domains tied to NudeLeaksTeens, which allegedly sold hacked and stolen intimate images, including child sexual abuse material. CyberScoop also named a second site, NLTVIDS, and said some of the material was AI-generated; Help Net Security described two domains used by NudeLeaksTeens and did not name NLTVIDS. The outlets disagree on arrests: CyberScoop reported only a 25-year-old alleged administrator, while Help Net Security reported that suspect and his 21-year-old brother were arrested in northern France. Both say images came from hacked Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook accounts. CyberScoop cited a 189GB collection priced at $64.90 and the TAKE IT DOWN Act; Help Net Security instead reported a 6,200-file collection, more than 17,000 women victims worldwide, about €700,000 in cryptocurrency seized, and a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia that some collections included identifying information and that investigators found child sexual abuse imagery despite site warnings.

• On 2026-10-07, CyberScoop reported the FBI and French authorities seized NudeLeaksTeens and NLTVIDS, with the FBI seizure of the domains handled through VeriSign.
• Help Net Security (2026-10-08) reported the FBI and French police seized two NudeLeaksTeens domains; it did not separately name NLTVIDS.
• Arrest accounts differ: CyberScoop reported one arrest, a 25-year-old French resident described as the alleged primary administrator; Help Net Security reported that man and his 21-year-old brother were arrested in northern France.
• Both reports say the sites sold intimate images taken from hacked Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook accounts. CyberScoop said material included stolen and AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
• Scale figures differ: CyberScoop cited a 189GB collection priced at $64.90; Help Net Security cited a collection advertised as 6,200 files, more than 17,000 women victimized worldwide, and about €700,000 seized in Bitcoin, Litecoin, USDT,…
• Help Net Security said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reported some collections included victims’ identifying information and that investigators found child sexual abuse imagery despite site warnings.…