Cyberattack knocks France's postal service and its banking arm offline
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France's postal service and its banking arm were hit by a suspected DDoS cyberattack on Dec. 22, disrupting package deliveries and online payments during the Christmas peak, with customer data remaining secure.
Source: Euronews
France's national postal operator and its banking division suffered a suspected cyberattack Dec. 22, disrupting package deliveries and online payments during the peak Christmas period. La Poste said in a statement that a distributed denial of service (DDoS) incident made its online services unavailable. The postal service said customer data remained secure but deliveries of packages and mail were affected. At a Paris post office decorated with Christmas garlands, staff turned away customers queuing to send or collect parcels, including holiday gifts. Users of the company's banking subsidiary, La Banque Postale, were unable to access the mobile application to authorise payments or carry out other banking transactions. The bank redirected payment approvals to text messages as a temporary measure. Full Story