Bert Kondruss
November 15, 2024
Cyber attacks in France in the 2nd quarter of 2023 - April, May, June.
Cyber incident overview
Diagram in high resolution (License: Creative Commons BY 4.0):
Which companies were affected by a cyber attack?
| # | Date | City | State | Company | Type | Stichworte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 9, 2023 | Marigot | Telecommunications | DDoS attack | Saint-Martin,Dauphin Telecom | |
| 2 | April 11, 2023 | Villers-Cotterêts | Automotive | Hauts-de-France, Département Aisne, Automobile, Automotive, Cars,Volkswagen France | ||
| 3 | April 11, 2023 | Bourg-en-Bresse | Hospital | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Département Ain, Healthcare,Clinic, Hospital,Centre Hospitalier de Bourg en Bresse | ||
| 4 | April 11, 2023 | Saint-Mandé | Meteorological service | Île-de-France, Département Val-de-Marne, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Météo-France | ||
| 5 | April 17, 2023 | Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | Municipality | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Département Landes, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 6 | April 17, 2023 | Cholet | Property group | Pays de la Loire, Département Maine-et-Loire, Real estate,Groupe Gambetta | ||
| 7 | April 19, 2023 | Falaise | Casinos | Normandy, Département Calvados,Vikings Casinos | ||
| 8 | April 27, 2023 | Forbach | Cosmetics manufacturer | Grand Est, Département Moselle,Elysée cosmetiques | ||
| 9 | April 2023 | Reyrieux | Municipality | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Département Ain, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 10 | April 29, 2023 | Bry-sur-Marne | Municipality | Île-de-France, Département Val-de-Marne, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 11 | April 30, 2023 | Paris | Credit Broker | Île-de-France, Finance, Money,CAFPI | ||
| 12 | May 2, 2023 | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | Municipality | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Département Ain, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 13 | May 5, 2023 | Paris | Parliament | Île-de-France, Politics,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Sénat | ||
| 14 | May 13, 2023 | Lille | Hosting provider | Hauts-de-Seine, Département Nord,Group DIS | ||
| 15 | May 13, 2023 | Saint-Herblain | Technology company | Pays de la Loire, Département Loire-Atlantique,Lacroix | ||
| 16 | May 14, 2023 | Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat | Water and wastewater association | Occitanie, Département Ariège, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Disposal, Utility,Syndicat Mixte Départemental de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement de l’Ariège (SMDEA) | ||
| 17 | May 16, 2023 | Fort-de-France | Administration | Martinique, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique CTM | ||
| 18 | May 2023 | Villiers-sur-Suize | Construction company | Grand Est, Département Haute-Marne, Construction,Groupe Vitrey | ||
| 19 | May 16, 2023 | Paris | Travel agency | Île-de-France, Travel, Tourism,Voyageurs du Monde | ||
| 20 | May 17, 2023 | Montargis | Municipality | Centre-Val de Loire, Département Loiret, City administration, City government, municipality, town hall,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector | ||
| 21 | May 21, 2023 | Saint-Denis | University | Île-de-France, Département Seine-Saint-Denis, College, University, Research,Université Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint-Denis | ||
| 22 | May 2023 | Lyon | Travel agency | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Métropole de Lyon, Travel, Tourism,Aventure et volcans | ||
| 23 | May 24, 2023 | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | City government | Pays de la Loire, Département Loire-Atlantique, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 24 | May 2023 | Le Robert | School administration | Martinique, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,La Caisse des écoles du Robert | ||
| 25 | May 29, 2023 | Cerizay | Municipality | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Département Deux-Sèvres, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 26 | May 29, 2023 | Paris | Postal service | Île-de-France, Logistics,La Poste | ||
| 27 | May 31, 2023 | Rueil-Malmaison | Electrical technology | Île-de-France, Département Hauts-de-Seine,Schneider Electric | ||
| 28 | May 31, 2023 ? | Lyon | Healthcare | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Métropole de Lyon, Healthcare,Clinic, Hospital,Hospices Civils de Lyon | ||
| 29 | May 31, 2023 | Boulogne-Billancourt | IT service provider | Île-de-France, Département Hauts-de-Seine,Cegedim | ||
| 30 | May 31, 2023 | Paris | Laboratory | Île-de-France, Healthcare,Synlab | ||
| 31 | June 7, 2023 | Marseille | University | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, College, University, Research,Aix-Marseille Université | ||
| 32 | June 8, 2023 | Marcoussis | Sports Association | Île-de-France, Département Essonne,Fédération Française de Rugby | ||
| 33 | June 11, 2023 | Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame | Municipality | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Département Haute-Savoie, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 34 | June 18, 2023 | Bouchemaine | Municipality | Pays de la Loire, Département Maine-et-Loire, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 35 | June 20, 2023 | Carros | Animal pharmacy products | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Département Alpes-Maritimes, Medicaments, Medicines, Pharmaceutical,Virbac | ||
| 36 | June 21, 2023 | Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | Municipality | Hauts-de-Seine, Département Nord, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,City administration, City government, municipality, town hall | ||
| 37 | June 21, 2023 | Rennes | University hospital | Bretagne, Département Ille-et-Vilaine, Healthcare,Clinic, Hospital,College, University, Research,Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Rennes | ||
| 38 | June 30, 2023 | Saint-Renan | Hospital | Bretagne, Département Finistère, Healthcare,Clinic, Hospital,Centre Hospitalier Le Jeune |
Cyber attacks statistics
By month
Diagram in high resolution (License: Creative Commons BY 4.0):
By industry
Diagram in high resolution (License: Creative Commons BY 4.0):
Notes
- The statistics are based on the known incidents listed here.
- Since only some of the cases become known, the evaluations are not representative.
- Industries where incidents are immediately visible due to public access (e.g. healthcare) are more represented than others.
- An incident may be assigned to multiple countries or industries. Also, a country cannot always be assigned. So the totals shown on the charts may be different.
- The graphics may be reused according to the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (attribution: KonBriefing Research).
More statistics:
Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks
Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks
Details, examples and sources
April 9, 2023
DDoS attack on a telecommunications provider in the French Antilles
Dauphin Telecom - Marigot, Saint-Martin, France
Affected is the cable between North America and the Antilles
https://www.facebook.com/dauphin.telecom...
Methods: DDoS attack
April 11, 2023
Cyber incident at the French subsidiary of a German automotive group
Volkswagen France - Villers-Cotterêts, Hauts-de-France, France
https://www.lunion.fr/id474304/article/2...
April 11, 2023
Cyber attack on a hospital in France
Centre Hospitalier de Bourg en Bresse - Bourg-en-Bresse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
https://www.ch-bourg-en-bresse.fr/blog/2...
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/...
April 11, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of the French national weather service
Météo-France - Saint-Mandé, Île-de-France, France
https://meteofrance.com/actualites-et-do...
April 17, 2023
Cyber attack on the municipality in France
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
https://www.morcenx.fr/Morcenx-la-Nouvel...
https://www.sudouest.fr/societe/landes-l...
April 17, 2023
Cyber attack on a property group in France
Groupe Gambetta - Cholet, Pays de la Loire, France
https://www.groupegambetta.fr/
April 19, 2023
Ransomware at a casino operator in France
Vikings Casinos - Falaise, Normandy, France
https://actu.fr/normandie/houlgate_14338...
https://www.lamontagne.fr/bourbon-l-arch...
April 27, 2023
Cosmetics manufacturer in France affected by cyber attack
Elysée cosmetiques - Forbach, Grand Est, France
Forbach: Elysée Cosmétiques face à une '...
April 2023
Cyber attack on the municipality in France
Reyrieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/...
April 29, 2023
Website of a municipality in France defaced
Bry-sur-Marne, Île-de-France, France
https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/05/03/resp...
April 30, 2023
Cyber attack on a credit broker in France
CAFPI - Paris, Île-de-France, France
https://www.cafpi.fr/faq-intrusion
https://www.bfmtv.com/tech/cybersecurite...
May 2, 2023
Attack on the website of the municipality in France
Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
https://www.leprogres.fr/faits-divers-ju...
May 5, 2023
DDoS attack on a website of the French parliament
Sénat - Paris, Île-de-France, France
https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/le-site-du-...
May 13, 2023
Cyber attack on a hosting provider in France
Group DIS - Lille, Hauts-de-Seine, France
https://www.lemagit.fr/actualites/366537...
May 13, 2023
Cyber attack on a technology company in France
Lacroix - Saint-Herblain, Pays de la Loire, France
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-relea...
May 14, 2023
Cyber attack on a water and wastewater association in France
Syndicat Mixte Départemental de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement de l’Ariège (SMDEA) - Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat, Occitanie, France
https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/05/25/le-s...
May 16, 2023
Cyber attack on the administration of Martinique
Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique CTM - Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
https://viaatv.tv/cyberattaque-le-site-i...
May 2023
Ransomware at a construction company in France
Groupe Vitrey - Villiers-sur-Suize, Grand Est, France
https://jhm.fr/le-groupe-vitrey-victime-...
May 16, 2023
Cyber attack on a travel agency in France
Voyageurs du Monde - Paris, Île-de-France, France
https://www.capital.fr/entreprises-march...
May 17, 2023
Cyber attack on the website of a municipality in Frankreich
Montargis, Centre-Val de Loire, Frankreich
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/...
May 21, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a university in France
Université Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint-Denis - Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
https://www.clubic.com/antivirus-securit...
May 2023
Cyber attack on a travel agency in France
Aventure et volcans - Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
https://www.tourmag.com/Le-systeme-infor...
https://www.facebook.com/aventurevolcans...
May 24, 2023
Cyber attack on a city government in France
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Pays de la Loire, France
https://www.saint-brevin.fr/
https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-l...
May 2023
Ransomware at a school administration in Martinique
La Caisse des écoles du Robert - Le Robert, Martinique, France
https://www.zayactu.org/2023/05/la-caiss...
May 29, 2023
Cyber attack on a municipality in France
Cerizay, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
https://www.ouest-france.fr/nouvelle-aqu...
May 29, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a postal service in France
La Poste - Paris, Île-de-France, France
https://www.bfmtv.com/tech/victime-d-une...
May 31, 2023
Electrical technology group from France affected by cyber attack
Schneider Electric - Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/06...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023 ?
Hospital operator in France affected by cyber attack on IT service provider
Hospices Civils de Lyon - Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Affected is a system for data transfer - MOVEit?
https://www.radioespace.com/news/locales...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
Company from France affected by cyber attack?
Cegedim - Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France
https://www.lemagit.fr/actualites/366542...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
Laboratory in France affected by cyber attack
Synlab - Paris, Île-de-France, France
https://www.synlab.fr/acutalites/news/cy...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
June 7, 2023
Cyber attack on a university in France
Aix-Marseille Université - Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/...
June 8, 2023
Cyber attack on a sports association in France
Fédération Française de Rugby - Marcoussis, Île-de-France, France
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/internet/sec...
June 11, 2023
Cyber attack on a municipality in France
Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
https://www.mairesdefrance.com/arthaz-po...
June 18, 2023
Cyber attack on a municipality in France
Bouchemaine, Pays de la Loire, France
https://www.ville-bouchemaine.fr/
https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-l...
June 20, 2023
Cyber attack on a supplier of pharmaceutical products for animals in France
Virbac - Carros, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
https://corporate.virbac.com/home/news-m...
June 21, 2023
Cyber attack on a municipality in France
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem, Hauts-de-Seine, France
https://www.stmartinleztatinghem.fr/intr...
https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1346129/arti...
June 21, 2023
Cyber attack on a university hospital in France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Rennes - Rennes, Bretagne, France
https://www.sudouest.fr/faits-divers/le-...
https://www.lemagit.fr/actualites/366542...
June 30, 2023
Cyber attack on a hospital in France
Centre Hospitalier Le Jeune - Saint-Renan, Bretagne, France
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/sante-sc...
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