MMA, part of the Covéa Group, hit by a cyberattack During the night of Thursday, July 16 to Friday, July 17, 2020, the Covéa Group was the victim of a cyberattack targeting MMA. Paralyzed by this malicious act, the headquarters of the insurer MMA (located in Le Mans) and its agencies in the Sarthe region closed their doors. MMA took...
On Wednesday, July 15, Twitter fell victim to a social engineering cyberattack. The goal: to scam users out of cryptocurrency. Hackers took control of more than 130 accounts (source: Les Echos). They impersonated famous figures and trusted companies, including Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, and Bill Gates.
Easy Money with Minimal Effort The CEO fraud involves scammers convincing someone to make an urgent, large-scale wire transfer. They succeed by posing as a legitimate authority figure (often a company executive) to demand this type of transaction. These cyberattacks, also known as fraudulent international wire transfer orders (FOVI) or CEO fraud,…
Malicious cyberattack against the M6 Group On Saturday, October 12, 2019, the M6 Group was the victim of a "malicious cyberattack," announced Nicolas de Tavernost. The group includes the following television channels: M6, W9, Paris-Première, 6ter, Téva, Gulli, Canal J, TiJi, M6 music, M6 boutique, MCM, Série, and others.
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).…
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