Nuits-Saint-Georges Community Targeted in Violent Cyberattack, Ransom Demanded.

Date Reported: 2024-03-15
Country: France
Victim: Communauté de communes de Nuits-Saint-Georges | ccgevrey-chambertin-et-nuits-saint-georges.com
Additional Information:

• The community of Nuits-Saint-Georges in France was paralyzed by a cyberattack on Friday, March 15, 2024.
• The Regional Cybersecurity Center CSIRT-Bourgogne-Franche-Comté intervened to restore the services, a process that is expected to take a few more days.
• The telephone lines have been restored, but the hackers demanded a ransom after randomly targeting the community and exploiting its perceived weak cybersecurity.
• The town hall of Nuits-Saint-Georges, which had already been a victim of a similar attack in 2019, had strengthened its security since then and is not affected by this new attack.

Article: https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/cote-d-or/la-communaute-de-communes-de-nuits-saint-georges-cible-d-une-violente-cyberattaque-une-rancon-demandee-2942661.html

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