"France Says it Thwarted Attack on Websites From Russian State-Linked Actors"

France's foreign minister recently announced that France had prevented a hybrid digital attack on the ministry's website, likely carried out by Russian state-linked actors, along with attacks on other government websites and French media sites.  Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna also said France believed there was a broader campaign of spreading disinformation in France by Russian protagonists.  Colonna noted that this campaign is notably based upon creating fake internet pages to hack into the identity of national media and government websites, as well as by creating fake accounts on social media networks.  Moscow has consistently denied that it carries out hacking operations.  However, Colonna said Russian embassies and Russian cultural institutes were also involved in this campaign and reaffirmed France's support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

Reuters reports: "France Says it Thwarted Attack on Websites From Russian State-Linked Actors"