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Liquid Transportation Carrier GCA Nederland Hit by Ransomware Attack

February 26, 2024

The claim of a cyberattack against the carrier GCA (Charles André Group) in the Netherlands appeared on Monday, February 26, 2024, on the RansomHouse showcase site.

In a message addressed to its customers the carrier GCA (Charles André Group) says it was the victim of a cyberattack on the night of February 17 to 18. “As a precautionary measure, we have decided to cut off external Internet access to our systems while we carry out a complete diagnosis of the situation and can restart securely as soon as possible,” we can read there. For the time being, “the usual email addresses, landlines, EDI and API connections are not functional.” In fact, the reception line, in particular, rings into the void.

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Cyberattack Against Two Major French Media Outlets

March 23, 2024

Several Altice group media outlets were confronted with a cyberattack . According to the two media, this action was claimed by the Epsilon group. Altice Médias group were affected, including those of BFMTV, RMC, RMC Sport, “Estelle Midi”, “Apolline Matin” and “Les Grandes gueules”.

“Well then @KremlinRussia_E we lost members? That’ll teach you to speak badly of President Macron” could be read on these X accounts. Another message, accompanied by the hashtag #FreePalestine, claimed responsibility for the attack by attributing it to the Epsilon group, a group of hackers behind the theft of personal data from some of the customers of the IT brand LDLC in early March

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Ransomware Attack Affects Cultural Organizations in France

June 28, 2024

Forum Sirius, a ticketing software provider was informed on June 28 that it had been the target of a cyberattack. Forum Sirius serves more than 400 cultural organisations.

The Forum Sirius database contains 5,986,188 records including user IDs, names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and other personal information although bank details are claimed to have been protected. It is claimed that those behind last month’s attack are offering to sell the database to a single buyer for $2,000 (£1,500/€1,850).

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French Pharmacy Wholesaler hit by Cyberattack

October 19, 2024

The cyberattack at CERP began on Saturday, October 19. It targeted “information” systems. The company buys medicines from manufacturers to resell them to pharmacies. As of Saturday morning, pharmacies were asked to postpone their medication orders until Monday. According to the Brittany Regional Health Agency, they have been able to place orders online again since yesterday evening. Orange Cyber ​​Defense teams worked all weekend to counter the cyberattack.

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Cyberattack Causes Serious Fallout for French Online Retailers

August 16, 2024

Friday, August 16, 2024 was a dark day for Octave, specializing in ERP solutions and e-commerce services. A ransomware attacked knocked out half of the company’s information system. The company is doing everything it can to restore its services as soon as possible, but the situation remains complex and delicate. All Octave customers , whether they use ERP solutions, e-commerce site services or any other service of the company, are directly affected by this attack. “The complexity of the actions required to restore the systems securely adds uncertainty as to the rapid resolution of the situation.”

. Octave set up a crisis unit, called on a cybersecurity specialist and filed a complaint.

Some of Octave’s customers, mostly independent physical stores that have an online shopping site such as cobra.fr, agripartner.fr, ardent-peche.fr, kazed.fr or 3as-racing.com, remain inaccessible this Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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Editorial Tools at a Standstill at Bayard Publishing House

September 8, 2024

The attack forced the press group to shut down “most editorial, production and marketing tools,” according to an internal message sent Monday morning, which “Le Monde” was able to consult.

La Croix readers did not receive their daily newspaper on Tuesday, September 10. The operation of the newspaper, and of the Bayard Group, has been seriously disrupted by a cyberattack that began on Sunday, September 8. This Tuesday morning, the editorial office was still running at a slow pace. “We still don’t have Internet, and the day promises to be even more complicated, because all of Bayard has been affected ,” confided a journalist in the morning.

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Axido Said “Return to Production Will Be very Long”

June 14, 2024

(auto-translated) Axido isolated its information system and mandated a third party to conduct the investigations. Part of the production environment of its hosted customers has been compromised by the attackers.

Axido is unable to move forward “on specific deadlines for restarting the environments of [its] customers”. The company said that “the return to production will be very long”. “in the interest of the security of our customers and their data, we will take the time to carry out all these operations”.

“In accordance with the recommendations of the ANSSI, we have chosen not to come into contact with the attackers.”

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Data Breach at French Telecommunications Operator SFR

September 3, 2024

Telecommunications operator SFR has been the subject of a leak of its customers’ data. The group confirmed this to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday, September 20, after letters addressed to its subscribers were released.

The operator detected a security incident on September 3, affecting its customers’ order data, including IBANs for some.

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Large French Telecom Co. Hit by Cyberattack

October 26, 2024

Free, the second-largest internet service provider in France, confirmed being hacked following the attempted sale of purportedly stolen customer information on a cybercrime forum.

The Paris-based company has issued a warning that personal data was compromised in the incident, has filed a criminal complaint with the country’s public prosecutor and has notified France’s cybersecurity agency, as reported by newspaper Le Monde on Saturday.

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