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France deploys crisis cell to deal with fallout of major cyberattack

A cyberattack targeted French state services on Monday 11 March, 2024 AFP/File

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" that targeted several French government institutions have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday evening. The incident raises security concerns just months before Paris is to host the Olympic Games.

The latest cyberattack to hit France follows a warning from Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's defence adviser just last week that the Olympics games in July and European Parliament elections in June could be "significant targets".

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