• Since the cyberattack of which the city of Lille was victim Wednesday morning, all the computers of the town hall have been switched off.
  • For the city, this computer intrusion will necessarily have financial consequences.
  • In the meantime, the swimming pools, museums and zoo are free to access without computerized ticketing.

Welcome to the twentieth century. Since the cyberattack of which the city of Lille was victim Wednesday morning, all the computers of the town hall have been turned off and the staff works in the old way: telephone and walking. According to the elected official, this "old-fashioned" mode of operation will last at least another three weeks.

"All messaging has been disabled as a precaution," said Audrey Linkenheld, first deputy mayor of Lille, at a press briefing on Friday. It had been a long time since the employees had crossed so much in the corridors of the town hall.

Free leisure

This human noria would have almost sympathetic sides if the computer intrusion did not have financial consequences still difficult to calculate for the city. "We have decided to leave open the museums, swimming pools and zoo without ticketing for now. We do calculations to find out if it is profitable to organize manual ticketing, "says the elected official.



In the meantime, visiting the sites remains free. But for how long? The elected representative did not wish to comment on a date. "Only the museum will be free on Sunday, but like every first Sunday of the month," says the chief of staff, Mélissa Menet.

Today, municipal services therefore operate "in degraded mode", at least without the help of computers. "But they all work," says Audrey Linkenheld. The telephone switchboard of the town hall must also be put back into service on Monday. "Following our complaint, the police investigation is still ongoing to find out the perpetrators of this intrusion," says Audrey Linkenheld. And we should know the technical diagnosis of the damage on Monday or Tuesday. »

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  • Lille
  • Hauts-de-France
  • Town hall
  • Cyberattack