After Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging platform Telegram, was detained by French authorities, threat actors started to target French organizations. The posts by threat actors accuses European authorities of attempting to take control of Telegram. In response, the threat actors shared their alleged cyber attacks targeting various websites.
According to the alleged messages the following organizations were targeted:
- European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
- Council of Europe
- French Customs
- Corsica Ferries – Operator of Ferry Lines
- Court of Paris
- Syane – Fiber optics for everyone in Upper Savoie.
- Infomaniak Network SA
In addition to these cyber attacks, another threat actor allegedly infiltrated the La Réserve civique. The organization enables the occasional voluntary commitment of citizens, and foreigners legally resident on French territory. The threat actors are allegedly selling the logs.
