France toughens fight against foreign interference as cyberattacks continue
- France is stepping up its fight against foreign interference after cyberattacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems and knocked a key national security website offline.
- New legislation is being examined on Wednesday, a day after Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot vowed to tolerate no meddling from abroad – even from countries considered partners.
- Issued on: 14/10/2026 - 09:23Modified: 14/10/2026 - 09:24 2 min Reading time A cyberattack paralysed the website of France's General Secretariat for Defence and National Security (SGDSN), a body attached to the prime minister, for several hours
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- France is stepping up its fight against foreign interference after cyberattacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems and knocked a key national security website offline.
- New legislation is being examined on Wednesday, a day after Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot vowed to tolerate no meddling from abroad – even from countries considered partners.
- Issued on: 14/10/2026 - 09:23Modified: 14/10/2026 - 09:24 2 min Reading time A cyberattack paralysed the website of France's General Secretariat for Defence and National Security (SGDSN), a body attached to the prime minister, for several hours
Sources: RFI