The Paris court was the subject of a computer attack that affected several magistrates and lawyers, including the public prosecutor Rémy Heitz.

An investigation was entrusted to the DGSI, which is now trying to find the launchers of the attack and identify their motivations.

Computer hacking at the Paris court.

An investigation was entrusted to the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) following a computer intrusion detected on the computers of several Parisian magistrates and lawyers, reveals the

Journal du Dimanche

.

The public prosecutor, Rémy Heitz, was notably targeted by this hostile operation. 

A "Trojan horse" in the form of fake emails

The hackers used the technique of the "Trojan horse", in this case false emails evoking old exchanges between colleagues or collaborators of their firms.

"I was alerted because they were accompanied by a false address. So I decided not to click and suddenly, I was not reached, as confirmed to me by my IT specialist", testifies Me Cornut-Gentille, lawyer specializing in criminal business law, in the columns of the

JDD

.

Other victims, having opened the fake emails, have suffered significant computer damage and some have been forced to postpone ongoing cases. 

Given the sensitivity of the case, Remy Heitz intends to take this matter very seriously.

"The specialized computer services of the court have already been called upon to examine the serious dysfunctions caused by the computer attack", specifies the

JDD

.

The DGSI, for its part, is working to find the launchers of the attack and to identify their motivations.