Cyber Attacks on French Finance

The French Finance Ministry sees itself in December 2010 suspended for cyber-attacks. Hackers have the G20, it documents and the state treasury except in, reports the magazine Paris-Match ', according to a report of the' AFP '.

"Between December and this weekend was the Treasury and the economic victims of the unprecedented attack," a source is cited, which should be familiar with the case. The management of the Ministry will be the main target. What are the source virtual attacks is still unknown.

"We have found that a certain part of the information gathered was forwarded to Chinese websites. However, this does not say very much on," said an official, whose name is kept under wraps. Patrick Pailloux, CEO of Roland National Agency for IT Security, said that the hackers behind her documents, which are associated with the French presidency of the G20. In addition, documents on economic matters are being targeted.

Pailloux describes the attackers as a professional and organized. It is the first attack of this magnitude and this degree against France. More than 150 computers in the Ministry have been compromised, so that many documents were stolen. Individuals were not the target of attacks, is currently investigating the matter, the French secret service.