Cyber Attack Hits French Leading News Agency AFP


French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) suffered a cyber attack that disrupted its content delivery infrastructure and file transfer systems.

It operates English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, and Spanish news channels and employs over 2,400 people in 150 countries. AFP said it was working to restore impacted systems and has engaged French cybersecurity agency ANSSI and law enforcement authorities to respond and investigate the incident

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Source: CPO Magazine


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