Europe 1 with AFP 5:35 p.m., November 08, 2022
A month after the department of Seine-Maritime, that of Seine-et-Marne is in turn targeted by a "large-scale" cyberattack.
Computer services have been paralyzed since Sunday, the community announced on Tuesday.
No ransom has been requested so far.
The department filed a complaint.
A month after the department of Seine-Maritime, that of Seine-et-Marne is in turn targeted by a "large-scale" cyberattack paralyzing its IT services since Sunday, the community announced on Tuesday.
"Since Sunday, November 6, the Department of Seine-et-Marne has suffered a major computer attack. Digital services are no longer operational," the department said in a statement posted on Twitter.
⚠️ [# Press Release] The @Departement77 is currently the victim of a large-scale #cyberattack.
As a security measure, all computer networks in the community have been cut.
pic.twitter.com/QHf9vcLPd0
– Seine-et-Marne (@Departement77) November 8, 2022
"A first phase of identifying corrupted systems is currently underway to assess the damage, limit the consequences of this attack and restore our ability to act. The community was forced to cut its networks in order to protect data and isolate its information system," the statement added.
No ransom demanded
No ransom has been requested for the time being, said the department requested by AFP, stating that it had filed a complaint in Melun.
The 14 Departmental Solidarity Houses (MDS) and the 5,000 territorial agents are affected.
The teams estimate a full return to normal within six weeks.
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"The objective of the president (Jean-François Parigi, editor's note) is that the Seine-et-marnais and especially those in difficulty accompanied on a daily basis by the services of the department are the least affected by this cyberattack", added the department.
The departmental council is notably responsible for paying the allowance for disabled adults (AAH), the RSA (active solidarity income) and the personalized autonomy allowance (Apa).
A hospital in Corbeil-Essonne affected in August
Citizens and partners are called upon to reach their usual contacts on their mobile phones, e-mails and landlines being inaccessible.
The department is added to the list of local entities affected in recent weeks by computer attacks, after the Corbeil-Essonne hospital in August, the city of Caen at the end of September and the department of Seine-Maritime in October.
In Essonne, a ransom of 10 million dollars, then reduced to one or two million dollars, according to the sources, had been requested from the hospital center.