A cyber attack on the French Interior Ministry results in the theft of files "Sensitive"
The French government announced today, Wednesday, that several dozen secret records were extracted during a cyber attack on the French Ministry of the Interior that lasted for several days.
The Minister of the Interior described "Laurent Nunez" The matter is considered very dangerous in front of the representatives, announcing the adoption of Immediate measures to strengthen the ministry’s cybersecurity.
Weak digital safety
When the minister was asked about the scale of the attack during an accountability session in the National Assembly, he acknowledged the seriousness of the breach that occurred last week. He explained "Nunez" The security breach occurred due to the weakness of Digital Safety, where passwords were exchanged that allowed access to protected files via hacked professional messaging systems.
Theft of Sensitive Files
The breach allowed one or more electronic hackers to access files "Very sensitive"including the criminal records processing file and the wanted persons file, which are two files essential for the work of the security forces.
Despite a group of electronic hackers claiming responsibility for Data theft relating to 16 million people. The Minister confirmed that at this stage, only… "A few dozen records" Yet.
Faced with this "Recklessness"Laurent Nunez announced a series of "Processing procedures" Instant.
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