A computer victim of hacking (illustration). - ALLILI MOURAD / SIPA

The internal network of the Grand-Est region has not been functioning normally for almost a week. Last Friday, a giant failure was caused by a virus, announces L'Union, which speaks of "malicious software".

President Jean Rottner confirmed the information and wanted to be reassuring. "All measures have been taken to manage this attack which may still cause some delays in the responses we provide," he wrote in a tweet.

All measures have been taken to manage this attack which may still cause some delays in the responses we provide
A big thank you to all our @regiongrandest employees who work every day for a return to normal.https: //t.co/aRElXD49S1

- Jean ROTTNER (@JeanROTTNER) February 20, 2020

What about on the ground? “We still have the Internet and we can send emails, we just have to avoid overly heavy attachments. We managed to do our job properly, ”says 20 Minutes from the region. “The IT department is working hard to get everything back in order by the weekend. "

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