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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Leicester

France investigating ‘foreign interference’ after tracking software found on commuter ferry

French authorities have launched an investigation into a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry, with a Latvian crew member now in custody facing charges of acting on behalf of an unidentified foreign power.

The country's Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, appeared to suggest Russia was the suspected culprit, stating that "foreign interference very often comes from same country."

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