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CYBER1d agoFrance network outage puts Nokia under scrutiny as EU pushes to phase out Huawei, ZTE gearA mobile network outage in France this week has raised questions about the reliability of Finnish telecoms giant Nokia’s products against the backdrop of continued European Union efforts to phase out Chinese suppliers Huawei Technologies and ZTE over security concerns. The problem first hit the network of France’s biggest telecoms provider Orange at 11.37am on Monday and lasted until 8.30pm, resulting in outages of up to nine hours for some customers, Orange France CEO Jerome Henique told French...South China Morning Post
CYBER6d agoFrances Haugen: The Facebook Whistleblower | 60 Minutes ArchiveIn 2021, Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee turned whistleblower, told 60 Minutes that in her time with the company she saw "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook."CBS News
CYBEROct 18Can hackers take control of your smart fridge ? France attack highlights risks of connected devicesAn attack in France highlights the potential risk of hackers gaining control over connected devices like smart fridges. This raises concerns about the security vulnerabilities of Internet of Things devices.businesstoday.in · India
CYBEROct 15France prepares for wave of disinformation around presidential electionsHet filmpje dat op sociale media rondging was nep: ongeloofwaardig, van slechte kwaliteit en overduidelijk geknutseld met AI. Toch sloeg Raphaël Glucksmann afgelopen zomer alarm en deed hij aangifte. De centrumlinkse kandidaat voor de Franse presidentsverkiezingen kreeg de twijfelachtige eer dat ook hij doelwit was geworden van een Russische desinformatiecampagne. Hij is niet de eerste, en zeer waarschijnlijk niet de laatste kandidaat die hier in aanloop naar de verkiezingen mee te maken krijgt. Desinformatie uit Rusland maakt deel uit van de hybride oorlog waar de Franse regering de afgelopenNOS Buitenland
CYBEROct 14Cyberattack on Connected Fridges in FranceSchneier
CYBERBREAKINGOct 14Investigation Underway Into France Supermarket CyberattackNBC News
CYBEROct 14France toughens fight against foreign interference as cyberattacks continueRFI [en]
CYBEROct 13After Danfoss, hackers strike other refrigeration systems used in FranceOn Monday night, stores using Dixell refrigeration equipment were targeted by hackers. The attack method mirrored that used the previous day in incidents affecting several hundred supermarkets.Le Monde [en]
CYBEROct 12Hackers attacked supermarkets in France and raised refrigerators to 50 degrees: there were fires and food lossesA cyberattack affected the connected refrigeration systems of hundreds of French supermarkets. In about 150 Intermarché stores, refrigerators reached 50 degrees for six hours and all food had to be discarded. Similar attacks occurred in the Netherlands.Clarín
CYBERBREAKINGOct 12France supermarket food spoilage hack: Everything to know about cyberattackgeo · pakistan
CYBEROct 12France supermarkets say cyberattack forced defrosting of refrigerators in over 200 storesSouth China Morning Post
CYBEROct 7France and US shut down platform selling sexual images of women and girlsA joint French-US operation against an online platform that sold private sexual content stolen from over 17,000 women worldwide led to the arrests of two brothers in northern France and the seizure of over €700,000 in bitcoin.Le Monde [en]