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Russian hackers claim responsibility for cyberattacks against French state services
Russian hackers claim responsibility for cyberattacks against French state services
(franceinfo)
Several state services were paralyzed by cyberattacks on Sunday March 10 and Monday March 11. Several Russian hacker groups have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Panic spread among the teams of several French ministries on Sunday March 10 and Monday March 11. A person testifying anonymously to franceinfo indicated: “Emails no longer go through, it no longer communicates. (…) SMS messages go into degraded mode.” Cyberattacks of unprecedented intensity targeted Matignon, certain ministries and websites such as that of the Council of State or that of the European Heritage Days.
Anonymous Sudan
The Prime Minister’s office has since assured that their impact has been reduced and access to state websites restored. On Telegram, several hacker groups claimed responsibility for these attacks, including: Anonymous Sudan, a supporter of Russia and several Islamist causes. These attacks did not allow the thugs to steal data, but simply to paralyze the systems. Matignon indicated that a crisis unit was activated to deploy countermeasures.
