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Supermarket Refrigeration Attack Widens to Copeland, Dixell Controllers

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Supermarket Refrigeration Attack Widens to Copeland, Dixell Controllers 2026-10-15 at 15:50 By Eduard Kovacs Roughly 700 French supermarkets were hit by the cyberattacks, for which no group has claimed responsibility. The post Supermarket Refrigeration Attack Widens to Copeland, Dixell Controllers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Cyberattacks hit European grocers: French supermarket freezers hijacked, Dutch and Belgian stores disrupted

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Cyberattacks hit European grocers: French supermarket freezers hijacked, Dutch and Belgian stores disrupted 2026-10-12 at 19:07 By Zeljka Zorz European food retailers have been affected by two separate disruptive cyberattacks: In France, several supermarket chains have had their freezers tampered with and chilled/frozen products destroyed, while in the Netherlands and Belgium workers at stores owned […]

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Authorities seize sites selling hacked, stolen intimate images of 17,000 women and girls

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Authorities seize sites selling hacked, stolen intimate images of 17,000 women and girls 2026-10-08 at 15:51 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI and French law enforcement have seized two websites that sold hacked and stolen sexually explicit images and videos of young women and girls, and arrested their suspected administrator in northern France. Seizure notice (Source: […]

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France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals

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France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals 2026-08-17 at 17:20 By Sinisa Markovic France’s tax authority has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems, saying the intrusion exposed data on 678,000 individuals and professionals. The incident came to light after an […]

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680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach

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680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach 2026-08-17 at 16:53 By Ionut Arghire Hackers used compromised credentials to access enterprise and personal tax-related data. The post 680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency

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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency 2026-05-04 at 13:11 By Sinisa Markovic French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of involvement in a data breach at France Titres, the government agency responsible for issuing official documents. “Between 12 and 18 million data records were reportedly being offered for sale on cybercriminal […]

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Hacker with a special interest in breaching sports institutions ends behind bars

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Hacker with a special interest in breaching sports institutions ends behind bars 2026-04-24 at 08:22 By Sinisa Markovic French police have arrested a suspected hacker linked to a series of data breaches affecting organizations in the country. Citing authorities, Le Parisien reported that the suspect, a 20-year-old man using the alias ‘HexDex,’ was taken into […]

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Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert

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Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert 2026-04-22 at 19:55 By Sinisa Markovic France Titres, a French government agency, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed user data from its online portal. France Titres, also known as the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), operates under the French Ministry of the Interior […]

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France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data

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France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data 2026-01-29 at 17:29 By Sinisa Markovic France data protection authority CNIL has fined public employment agency France Travail €5 million for failing to ensure the security of personal data of job seekers. Attackers gained access to the organization’s systems through social engineering techniques […]

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French government abandons Zoom and Microsoft Teams over security concerns

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French government abandons Zoom and Microsoft Teams over security concerns 2026-01-28 at 12:28 By Sinisa Markovic France intends to phase out non-European videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams from its public administration, opting instead for a nationally developed solution due to security considerations. Ending the use of paid software licenses is expected to […]

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Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Cyberattack on French Postal Service

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Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Cyberattack on French Postal Service 2025-12-24 at 16:52 By Associated Press Central computer systems at French national postal service La Poste were knocked offline Monday in DDoS attack. The post Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Cyberattack on French Postal Service appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Cyberattack Disrupts France’s Postal Service and Banking During Christmas Rush

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Cyberattack Disrupts France’s Postal Service and Banking During Christmas Rush 2025-12-23 at 08:23 By Associated Press A cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service offline, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments. The post Cyberattack Disrupts France’s Postal Service and Banking During Christmas Rush appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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France Probes ‘Foreign Interference’ After Remote Control Malware Found on Passenger Ferry

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France Probes ‘Foreign Interference’ After Remote Control Malware Found on Passenger Ferry 2025-12-18 at 13:42 By Associated Press France’s counterespionage agency is investigating a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry The post France Probes ‘Foreign Interference’ After Remote Control Malware Found on Passenger Ferry appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Apple Sends Fresh Wave of Spyware Notifications to French Users

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Apple Sends Fresh Wave of Spyware Notifications to French Users 2025-09-12 at 15:22 By Ionut Arghire Apple this year sent at least four rounds of notifications to French users potentially targeted by commercial spyware. The post Apple Sends Fresh Wave of Spyware Notifications to French Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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France Says Administrator of Cybercrime Forum XSS Arrested in Ukraine

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France Says Administrator of Cybercrime Forum XSS Arrested in Ukraine 2025-07-23 at 16:20 By Eduard Kovacs French authorities announced that an alleged admin of XSS.is, one of the longest-running cybercrime forums, has been arrested in Ukraine. The post France Says Administrator of Cybercrime Forum XSS Arrested in Ukraine appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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Property renters targeted in simple BEC scam

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Property renters targeted in simple BEC scam 2025-04-30 at 14:32 By Zeljka Zorz Emails purportedly sent by rental property management firms are being used to steal money from people in France and Canada, Proofpoint researchers have warned. A BEC scam preying on renters “Most campaigns are sent from compromised mailboxes belonging to educational institutions in […]

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France Blames Russia for Cyberattacks on Dozen Entities

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France Blames Russia for Cyberattacks on Dozen Entities 2025-04-30 at 13:20 By Ionut Arghire France says the Russian state-sponsored group APT28 is responsible for targeting or compromising a dozen French entities. The post France Blames Russia for Cyberattacks on Dozen Entities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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France’s Antitrust Watchdog Fines Apple for Problems With App Tracking Transparency

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France’s Antitrust Watchdog Fines Apple for Problems With App Tracking Transparency 2025-04-01 at 13:22 By Associated Press France’s antitrust watchdog fined Apple 150 million euros ($162 million) over a privacy feature protecting users from apps snooping on them. The post France’s Antitrust Watchdog Fines Apple for Problems With App Tracking Transparency appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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