Naval Group, France’s major shipbuilder, faced false claims of a cyber-attack after alleged data theft, but denied any intrusion or operational impact. The incident involved threats to release sensitive naval data and an ongoing investigation by authorities. #NavalGroup #CyberThreat #FrenchDefense
Keypoints
- Naval Group denied claims of a cyber-attack despite alleged data leaks on dark web forums.
- An individual claimed to have stolen 1TB of classified naval documents, source code, and internal communications.
- The company responded by launching an investigation with French government agencies, noting no detected intrusion.
- The alleged threat included a 72-hour window to contact the attacker via encrypted messaging before data would be publicly released.
- A previous claim linked to pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) was unverified and linked to a disrupted attack infrastructure.
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