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French The authorities have launched a Investigation In connection with a suspected cyber attack plot targeting an international traveler yachtA Latvian crew member has now been detained, facing charges of acting on behalf of an unidentified foreign power.
The country’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was seen giving suggestions Russia The suspect was the culprit, saying that “foreign interference often comes from the same country.”
The incident goes like this France and other European allies ukraine is charged Russia Engaging in “hybrid warfare” tactics, including sabotage, assassinations, cyberattacks, and disinformation campaigns, which are often difficult to directly attribute moscow,
Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI), FranceCounter-espionage and counter-terrorism intelligence service, was alerted by Italian to the authorities intelligence Suggest that “RAT” software – a type of remote access tool often used by cyber criminals – may have infected a computer system on a yacht docked in French Mediterranean Port of Sete.
Paris The prosecutor’s office confirmed that the software could have been used to control the ship’s computers, although the name of the yacht was not disclosed.
Mr Nunez described the matter as “very serious”, telling public broadcaster France Info that “individuals tried to gain access to the ship’s data-processing systems.”
When asked if the intention was to hijack the ship, he replied: “We don’t know,” adding that “it appears that investigators are headed down the path of interference…foreign interference.”
Police Two crew members, a Latvian and a Bulgarian, were arrested last Friday after they were identified as suspects by Italian authorities. After questioning the Bulgarian national was released without charge. The Latvian national is still in custody, facing a preliminary criminal conspiracy charge and two preliminary charges related to hacking, all with the alleged goal of serving the interests of an unnamed foreign power. Search raids were also conducted in latviaHowever the Latvian State Police declined to comment.
The prosecutor’s office confirmed that the ferry had returned to operations after undergoing security checks on its computer systems while docked in port.