"A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack that halted package deliveries by France's national postal service just days before Christmas, prosecutors said Wednesday. After the claim by the cybercrime group known as Noname057, French intelligence agency DGSI took over the investigation into the hacking attack, the Paris prosecutor's office said in a statement to The Associated Press."
"Central computer systems at French national postal service La Poste were knocked offline Monday in a distributed denial of service, or DDoS, cyberattack that still wasn't fully resolved by Wednesday morning, the company said. Postal workers couldn't track package deliveries, and online payments at the company's banking arm were also disrupted. It was a major blow to La Poste, which delivered 2.6 billion packages last year and employs more than 200,000 people, during the busiest season of the year."
Noname057 claimed responsibility for a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that knocked La Poste's central computer systems offline just days before Christmas. French intelligence agency DGSI took over the investigation after the group's claim. The outage prevented postal workers from tracking package deliveries and disrupted online payments at La Poste's banking arm. La Poste handled 2.6 billion packages last year and employs over 200,000 people, increasing the impact during the peak season. The group has been linked to other European cyberattacks and was targeted in a major police operation. France and allies say Russia is conducting hybrid warfare campaigns that include cyberattacks, disinformation and other hostile acts, with more than 145 incidents tracked and police resources increasingly strained.
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