American town halls: current situation In 2019, more than 20 American municipalities faced ransomware attacks (a type of malware), with financial consequences sometimes exceeding several million euros. Many American town halls are far from state-of-the-art when it comes to prevention. The...
Bpifrance (Public Investment Bank), a trusted partner of entrepreneurs, has been offering a Digital Guide on mobile devices for several months. This guide helps organizations learn how to use digital tools. One of the latest modules enables managers to raise employee awareness of cybersecurity. This is particularly important given that users are one of the key drivers of security...
During the night of April 10-11, 2019, a computer virus affected the Fleury-Michon site. To prevent the spread of infected systems, all systems were disconnected. The group stated in a press release that the factories and logistics unit were shut down on the same day. (source: France3 Pays-de-la-Loire region).…
According to a report by the highly reputable *The Telegraph* in an article dated December 16, 2017, Paul Taylor, former head of cyber defense at the Ministry of Defense, stated that some companies are reportedly quietly buying Bitcoin. Their goal: to have the funds on hand to immediately pay any ransom demanded following a ransomware attack.…
Do you believe that ransomware is no longer as dangerous as it was in May and June 2017, when NotPetya and WannaCry took many companies by storm? Are you hoping that your organization is safe from a cyberattack originating from a phishing email? Perhaps you are convinced that technical solutions have taken hold...
In mid-December 2017, five young people living in the Drôme region, including two minors aged 13 and 15, were arrested. This occurred as part of an investigation into the hacking of the bank details of 500 CDiscount customers. The estimated financial loss amounts to approximately 350,000 euros. The modus operandi The small group of…
First Phishing Cyberattack The first attack took place in late May 2016. An employee of the National Bank of Blacksburg, located in the state of Virginia in the United States, clicked on a targeted phishing email. According to the investigation, this email allowed the attacker to install malware on the victim’s computer. Then…
Cyberattack: Ransomware In its December 19, 2017, edition, the newspaper La Côte reports on the misfortune of a medical-social facility in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. These facilities are equivalent to our nursing homes. After being hit by a ransomware attack in November, the facility had to pay a ransom. The amount remains undisclosed. This allowed it to…
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