Internet: investigation of cyberattacks

Posted

France 2

Article written by

S. Broyet, L. Desbois, O. Labalette, X. Lepetit, A. Mellot, A. Tranchant – France 2

France Televisions

In this period of tension with Russia, Westerners remain vigilant against attacks by Russian hackers. French companies are learning to protect themselves from espionage or misinformation. L’Eye of 8 p.m. investigated the online threats that weigh on them.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is not only being played out on the ground or in the air, but also on computers. This invisible war has consequences, even in the French countryside. André Perret lives in Burgundy. On February 24, 2022, he lost all connection Internet. ”We are in a white zone here. We were completely deprived of any possibility of connection with the outside world”he testifies. At the time, his operator mentioned a dysfunction general about the connection service. The outage affected several thousand people in France.

Last week, the European Union blamed Russia for the blackout viasat. On the first day of the Russian intervention in Ukraine, the American satellite network viasatpositioned above of Europe is affected by a computer attack that affects the whole of Ukraine. Internet users have therefore been affected beyond this.


team of the week

  • Editor-in-chief

    Elsa Pallot

  • Deputy editor-in-chief

    Sebastien Renout, Anne Poncinet, Arnaud Comte

  • Editor

    Delphine Moninot

  • Joker

    Karine Baste

The weekend team

  • Editor-in-chief

    Franck Genauzeau

  • Deputy editor-in-chief

    Irene Benefice, Willy Gouville, Jean-Francois Monier

  • Editor

    Jean Louis Gaudin

  • Joker

    Thomas Sotto

view all magazines

Newsletter subscription

the news at 8 p.m.

Every day, receive your 8 p.m. news directly

Newsletter subscription

items On the same topic

Seen from Europe

Franceinfo selects daily content from European public audiovisual media, members of Eurovision. These contents are published in English or French.


source site-25

Latest