The University Aix-Marseille, one of the largest in France, was the victim of a cyberattack Wednesday morning, which did not however do much damage, a priori thanks to a very rapid intervention, we learned from the management.
"The attack, which obviously came from a foreign country, occurred mid-morning. It could have done great damage if the surveillance system had not triggered the alert immediately, which made it possible to cut off the entire network, "said the management of this university which has the largest number of students in France (80,000).
Resumption this Thursday
"A business recovery plan will begin on Wednesday evening, before a very gradual restart of services on Thursday," she added. Classes are not disrupted but some services no longer have a working tool. The court has not been seized at this stage but will be if a theft of data is found.
Several institutions, town halls such as Lille or Rouen or hospitals such as Brest, have been victims of cyberattacks in recent months. Another attack by pro-Russian hackers targeted the websites of several French town halls this spring. For example, the hackers broadcast in Cyrillic on the Bry-sur-Marne site "pro-Russian propaganda messages, namely "Respect Russia! Otherwise we will continue to make war on you," said the prefecture of Val-de-Marne in early May.
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