Latest France news

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.
- Bill Toulas
- May 01, 2024
- 12:38 PM
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840-bed hospital in France postpones procedures after cyberattack

The Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV) has announced that it was targeted by a cyberattack on Tuesday morning, severely impacting its operations and forcing staff to go back to pen and paper.
- Bill Toulas
- April 18, 2024
- 02:29 PM
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French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people

France Travail, formerly known as Pôle Emploi, is warning that hackers breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal details of an estimated 43 million individuals.
- Bill Toulas
- March 14, 2024
- 09:32 AM
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Data breaches at Viamedis and Almerys impact 33 million in France

Data breaches at two French healthcare payment service providers, Viamedis and Almerys, have now been determined to impact over 33 million people in the country.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2024
- 10:44 AM
- 0
Data breach at French healthcare services firm puts millions at risk

French healthcare services firm Viamedis suffered a cyberattack that exposed the data of policyholders and healthcare professionals in the country.
- Bill Toulas
- February 06, 2024
- 01:36 PM
- 0
French police arrests Russian suspect linked to Hive ransomware

French authorities arrested a Russian national in Paris for allegedly helping the Hive ransomware gang with laundering their victims' ransom payments.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 13, 2023
- 03:25 PM
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French government recommends against using foreign chat apps

Prime Minister of France Élisabeth Borne signed a circular last week requesting all government employees to uninstall foreign communication apps such as Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram by December 8, 2023, in favor of a French messaging app named 'Olvid.'
- Bill Toulas
- December 01, 2023
- 01:12 PM
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France says Russian state hackers breached numerous critical networks

The Russian APT28 hacking group (aka 'Strontium' or 'Fancy Bear') has been targeting government entities, businesses, universities, research institutes, and think tanks in France since the second half of 2021.
- Bill Toulas
- October 26, 2023
- 12:40 PM
- 0
ASVEL basketball team confirms data breach after ransomware attack

French professional basketball team LDLC ASVEL (ASVEL) has confirmed that data was stolen after the NoEscape ransomware gang claimed to have attacked the club.
- Bill Toulas
- October 24, 2023
- 11:07 AM
- 0
France demands Apple pull iPhone 12 due to high RF radiation levels

The Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR) has asked Apple to withdraw iPhone 12 smartphones from the French market because the device emits radiofrequency energy that is beyond the limit permitted to be absorbed by the human body.
- Bill Toulas
- September 13, 2023
- 01:41 PM
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Data breach at French govt agency exposes info of 10 million people

Pôle emploi, France's governmental unemployment registration and financial aid agency, is informing of a data breach that exposed data belonging to 10 million individuals.
- Bill Toulas
- August 25, 2023
- 01:01 PM
- 0
Hyundai data breach exposes owner details in France and Italy

Hyundai has disclosed a data breach impacting Italian and French car owners and those who booked a test drive, warning that hackers gained access to personal data.
- Bill Toulas
- April 12, 2023
- 10:55 AM
- 0
TikTok slapped with $5.4 million fine over cookie opt-out feature

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined TikTok UK and TikTok Ireland €5,000,000 for making it difficult for users of the platform to refuse cookies and for not sufficiently informing them about their purpose.
- Bill Toulas
- January 15, 2023
- 10:05 AM
- 0
France fines Apple for targeted App Store ads without consent

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Apple €8,000,000 ($8.5M) for collecting user data for targeted advertising on the App Store without requesting or securing the user's consent.
- Bill Toulas
- January 05, 2023
- 01:52 PM
- 0
Ransomware attack forces French hospital to transfer patients

The André-Mignot teaching hospital in the suburbs of Paris had to shut down its phone and computer systems because of a ransomware attack that hit on Saturday evening.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 05, 2022
- 03:41 PM
- 0
Clearview AI gets third €20 million fine for illegal data collection

France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens.
- Bill Toulas
- October 21, 2022
- 10:57 AM
- 0
French hospital hit by $10M ransomware attack, sends patients elsewhere

The Center Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF), a 1000-bed hospital located 28km from the center of Paris, suffered a cyberattack on Sunday, which has resulted in the medical center referring patients to other establishments and postponing appointments for surgeries.
- Bill Toulas
- August 23, 2022
- 12:23 PM
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Roaming Mantis hits Android and iOS users in malware, phishing attacks

After hitting Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the US, and the U.K. the Roaming Mantis operation moved to targeting Android and iOS users in France, likely compromising tens of thousands of devices.
- Bill Toulas
- July 18, 2022
- 10:42 AM
- 0
Medical software firm fined €1.5M for leaking data of 490k patients

The French data protection authority (CNIL) fined medical software vendor Dedalus Biology with EUR 1.5 million for violating three articles of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
- Bill Toulas
- April 28, 2022
- 12:17 PM
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French hospital group disconnects Internet after hackers steal data

The GHT Coeur Grand Est. Hospitals and Health Care group comprising nine establishments with 3,370 beds across Northeast France has disclosed a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of sensitive administrative and patient data.
- Bill Toulas
- April 25, 2022
- 10:48 AM
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