French submarine secrets surface after cyber attack

Threat Score:
50
Graham Cluley
13 days ago
French submarine secrets surface after cyber attack

Overview

European defence giant Naval Group has confirmed that it is investigating an alleged cyber attack which has seen what purports to be sensitive internal data published on the internet by hackers. Naval Group builds and maintains an array of ships and submarines for the French navy, including aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. It counts several foreign navies amongst its customers including India and Brazil. As such, a security breach against the defence contractor should be considered a co...

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