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A French cyber security agency that helped expose Russian interference in Romania’s cancelled presidential vote last year has warned the same tactics could be used again, as the country prepares for a second round of elections on 18 May.

With the Paris Olympics approaching and snap elections liable to deliver a new government, disinformation campaigns targeting France have gone into overdrive, cybersecurity experts warn. Many suspect that Russia is ultimately to blame.

Experts say some foreign states have used misinformation to exploit the recent unrest in neighbouring New Caledonia.

François-Xavier Bellamy, the top candidate for the conservative Les Républicains party in the upcoming European elections, revealed Monday that he had been targeted by an attempted cyberattack launched by a group believed to be linked to the Chinese government. Coming soon after Socialist Party candidate Raphaël Glucksmann’s announcement that he…