# Nigel Farage hack exposed: Reform UK leader targeted by French spy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nigel-farage-hack-exposed-reform-uk-leader-targeted-by-french-spy/
- Published: 2026-11-14T12:27:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T13:22:48+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/nigel-farage-hack-exposed-reform-uk-leader-targeted-french-spy
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Europe, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- Former French intelligence officer sought Farage’s personal data.
- An unnamed client wrongly thought Farage paid tax in France.
- Boutry’s sentence was reduced to five years on appeal.

## Summary

A former French intelligence officer tried to obtain Nigel Farage’s personal information for an unnamed client on the dark web, according to court documents. The client wrongly believed the Reform UK leader was a French tax resident; Farage’s spokesman criticised the breach and said it was troubling that he learned of it through the media rather than official channels.

The officer, Christophe Boutry, had sold data from police databases, including bank details, phone records and location information, for €100 to €300 per request. He pleaded guilty to most charges and was ultimately sentenced on appeal to five years in prison, after an initial seven-year sentence was reduced. The article also reports Farage’s claim that he received 597 death threats between February and July, amid a wider review of MPs’ security.

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