France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Paris had prevented a hybrid digital attack on her ministry's website likely carried out by Russian state-linked actors, along with attacks on other government websites and French media sites.
According to Reuters, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna also said France believed there was a broader campaign of spreading disinformation in France by Russian protagonists.
"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," Colonna said in a statement.
Moscow has consistently denied that it carries out hacking operations.
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.
Many countries around the world that have expressed their support for Ukraine have disclosed similar hits on websites.
France Says it Thwarted Attack on Websites from Russian Actors
French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
France Says it Thwarted Attack on Websites from Russian Actors
French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
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