French cities knocked offline by 'large-scale cyber attack'
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Several French municipal governments' services offline following a 'large-scale cyber attack' on shared servers, affecting multiple municipalities and agencies, with unknown attack origin and ongoing impact.
Preceded by a DDoS attack on French government websites, Anonymous Sudan linked to pro-Russia hacktivist groups, and France Travail department exposed 43 million citizens' data in a major breach.
Massive data breaches at third-party payment providers Viamedis and Almerys exfiltrated data of over 33 million people, indicating a concerning trend in cyber incidents targeting French entities.
The series of cyber incidents affecting France highlights the vulnerabilities in government systems, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity measures and prompt breach response strategies.
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