French hospital CHC-SV refuses to pay LockBit extortion demand
The Hôpital de Cannes - Simone Veil (CHC-SV) in France announced it received a ransom demand from the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang, saying they refuse to pay the ransom.
France seeks new EU sanctions to target Russian disinformation
A draft proposal, offered ahead of European elections in June, reportedly would allow the EU to impose tougher restrictions on individuals and entities involved in Russia-backed influence operations worldwide.
France Bracing for Cyberattacks During Summer Olympics
French officials are visiting Washington for cybersecurity consultations as President Emmanuel Macron predicts Moscow will try to target the Games.
Tech Giant Linked to France’s Cybersecurity Tumbles in Value
The French government said it would seek “a national solution” to protect Atos, a debt-burdened company that serves nuclear programs and the military.
Failles d’Ivanti : une centaine d’organisations victimes en France
Dans la plupart des cas, les attaquants n’ont pas tenté d’aller plus loin, sauf quelques exceptions. Il s’agissait vraisemblablement pour les attaquants de mettre d’abord un premier pied chez leur cible.
EU capitals fear Russian retaliation and cyberattacks after asset freezes
G7 is drafting a workaround to use frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine.
France bans all recreational apps from government devices
The government of France has banned TikTok – and all other recreational apps – from phones issued to its employees. The nation's ministère de la transformation et de la fonction publiques last Friday issued a statement PDF announcing the policy, which minister of transformation and public service Stanislas Guerini justified on grounds that no recreational apps have sufficiently robust security for them to be deployed on government-owned devices.
Iran responsible for Charlie Hebdo attacks
Today, Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) is attributing a recent influence operation targeting the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo
Advertising ID: APPLE DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL fined 8 million euros
On 29 December 2022, the CNIL's restricted committee imposed an administrative fine of 8 million euros on the company APPLE DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL because it did not collect the consent of iPhone's French users (iOS 14.6 version) before depositing and/or writing identifiers used for advertising purposes on their terminals.
Pegasus spyware found on 5 French cabinet members' phones
A new report claims that telltale signs of Pegasus spyware have been identified on at least five current French cabinet ministers' mobile phones. The
France bans all recreational apps from government devices
The government of France has banned TikTok – and all other recreational apps – from phones issued to its employees. The nation's ministère de la transformation et de la fonction publiques last Friday issued a statement [PDF](https://www.transformation.gouv.fr/files/presse/cp_interdiction_applications_recreatives_telephone_pro_agents.pdf) announcing the policy, which minister of transformation and public service Stanislas Guerini justified on grounds that no recreational apps have sufficiently robust security for them to be deployed on government-owned devices.
Iran responsible for Charlie Hebdo attacks
Today, Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) is attributing a recent influence operation targeting the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo
Advertising ID: APPLE DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL fined 8 million euros
On 29 December 2022, the CNIL's restricted committee imposed an administrative fine of 8 million euros on the company APPLE DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL because it did not collect the consent of iPhone's French users (iOS 14.6 version) before depositing and/or writing identifiers used for advertising purposes on their terminals.
Pegasus spyware found on 5 French cabinet members' phones
A new report claims that telltale signs of Pegasus spyware have been identified on at least five current French cabinet ministers' mobile phones. The
Pegasus spyware found on 5 French cabinet members' phones
A new report claims that telltale signs of Pegasus spyware have been identified on at least five current French cabinet ministers' mobile phones. The