Tag Archives: France

A new report on network and information security finds that European nations are highly varied in how prepared they are for dealing with cyber crime, network attacks and network resilience, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency. ENISA’s “Country Reports” features an overview and detailed reports on 30 …

The French Finance Ministry has been cyber attacked since December by hackers targeting the treasury and G20 documents, according to a French news outlet. Paris-Match magazine said between December and this weekend, the Ministry of Finance and the Economy had been the victim of “an unprecedented cyber attack,” with the …

A hacker hijacked French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s Facebook account and posted a fake announcement saying he would not run for re-election, according to AFP. “Dear compatriots, given the exceptional circumstances our country is experiencing, I have decided in my spirit and conscience not to run for office again at the …

The French foreign ministry is working to strengthen its cybersecurity to avoid a scandal similar to the WikiLeaks controversy that has drawn the ire of leaders worldwide, according to Radio France Internationale. “In order to preserve documents’ confidentiality, we are in a permanent process of improving security,” said France’s foreign …

The official Twitter account of the French ministry of foreign affairs was hacked last week, sending thousands of followers a undiplomatic message about Roma people, France24 reports. The tweet was written in English and said, “[EXPLETIVE] YOU ROMANIAN PEOPLE! I HATE YOU ALL AND I WANT DESTROY EU!” The French …

A Russian man accused of trafficking in stolen credit card data has been arrested by authorities in France following a nine-month manhunt. Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin was arrested in Nice, France as he was attempting to board a flight to Moscow, according to U.S. federal prosecutors. He is in custody in …