First Nikos Aliagas, Jean-Luc Reichmann, Anne-Sophie Lapix, Bruno Guillon, Sylvie Tellier and Audrey Lamy and Vitaa. And now Capucine Anav, Maeva Ghennam or even Inoxtag. For months, burglaries have increased among celebrities. And stars of the small screen or music are no longer the only ones affected.
Influencers, who show their lifestyle on the Web, are now also the target of criminals. Eager for the profits they saw on social networks, they track the videographers. And it can sometimes be much more dangerous than a simple home intrusion.
The rules that influencers must obey
In the columns of Le Parisien, this November 25, 2024, Bénédicte de Kersauson alerts. She is general delegate of the Union of Influence Professions and Content Creators (UMICC). And she explains how these young stars risk more than theft at home.
Bénédicte de Kersauson reports thus: “What comes up from content creators are first of all private messages, discriminatory comments, threats of death, rape, to kidnap their children…”
For his part, lawyer Ilyacine Mallaoui assures: “Most often, we see violations on networks, harassment, digital raids”, with “victims of extortion attempts and violent attacks even at their homes“.
The phenomenon is such that to protect themselves, agencies are increasing the number of recommendations for use with influencers. Bénédicte de Kersauson explains as follows: first, “do not geolocate your home, posting things and movements after the fact, installing a security system at home, not showing valuables and checking your privacy settings on networks.”
Influencers take a security service
When they're not moving abroad, stars hire a security detail. Thus, our colleagues quote Mathieu, who protects a Snapchat star, “24 hours a day with a shift”.
For this source, “a public figure, with property, money, this attracts criminals“. And he reveals that home-jackings are indeed not his only concern.
Indeed, he reports that “the first danger”these are “the crowds”. And to detail: “Fan hysteria must be controlled“, et “prevent an attack from happening.. New uses that send shivers down your spine…
