France

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Primarily a target — 429 received· 4 initiated· 85 responses ·EU · NATO

Across the full record, 431 cyber operations involving France were added to the database. The all-time mean Intensity of cyber operations involving France is 2.8.

Maintained by EuRepoC research analysts · updated 16 Oct 2026

429received initiated4

For all time, this country appears chiefly as a target — 429 incidents directed at it, 4 it is linked to initiating.

Source: EuRepoC Global Database as of 16 Oct 2026.

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Cyber activity

429 incidents · as target

As target 429 As actor 4

Incidents directed at France targets, and the responses they drew.

Cyber incident intensity

Mean2.8/15Moderate

Range 1.0–8.0

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Minimum Maximum

421 coded incidents · All time

Database additions by yearincidents against France

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Most-targeted sectorswhat gets hit

SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded

Civil service / administration 109 3.1Moderate 46/109 Government / ministries 108 2.6Moderate 25/108 Corporate Targets 92 2.8Moderate 15/92 Finance 51 3.1Moderate 19/51 Telecommunications 47 3.0Moderate 10/47 International / supranational organization 42 2.4Moderate 9/42 Transportation 41 2.9Moderate 9/41 Energy 40 3.3Moderate 9/40

Civil service / administration is the most-targeted sector — 109 of 429 incidents, 46 answered.

By originwho is behind activity against it

Russia 65incidents avg 2.6 · Moderate China 51incidents avg 2.5 · Moderate Iran, Islamic Republic of 25incidents avg 3.0 · Moderate Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 13incidents avg 2.5 · Moderate United States 7incidents avg 2.9 · Moderate Turkey 3incidents avg 1.3 · Moderate United Kingdom 3incidents avg 1.7 · Moderate Malaysia 2incidents avg 2.5 · Moderate

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Incidents received & responses

Unknown France ·Government / ministries Unknown Threat Actors Disrupted the Website of the French General Secretariat for Defence and National Security with a DDoS Attack on 13 October 2026 13 Oct 2026

Incident · Unattributed 13 Oct 2026

Unknown France ·Government / ministries

Unknown Threat Actors Disrupted the Website of the French General Secretariat for Defence and National Security with a DDoS Attack on 13 October 2026

Unknown FRDK2 countries ·Food +1 Unknown Threat Actors Manipulated Danfoss Refrigeration Systems in French Supermarkets on 12 October 2026 12 Oct 2026

Incident · Unattributed 12 Oct 2026

Unknown FRDK2 countries ·Food +1

Unknown Threat Actors Manipulated Danfoss Refrigeration Systems in French Supermarkets on 12 October 2026

Unknown France ·Election infrastructure / related systems +1 Unidentified Attackers Disrupted Online Voting in the Left-Wing Primary in France with a DDoS Attack on 9 October 2026 9 Oct 2026

Incident · Unattributed 9 Oct 2026

Unknown France ·Election infrastructure / related systems +1

Unidentified Attackers Disrupted Online Voting in the Left-Wing Primary in France with a DDoS Attack on 9 October 2026

Unknown France ·Critical Manufacturing +1 Unknown Threat Actors Breached Electric and Defence Manufacturer Egide in France on 6 October 2026 6 Oct 2026

Incident · Unattributed 6 Oct 2026

Unknown France ·Critical Manufacturing +1

Unknown Threat Actors Breached Electric and Defence Manufacturer Egide in France on 6 October 2026

Unknown France ·Civil service / administration Unknown Threat Actor Breached French Biodiversity Office in France on 4 October 2026 4 Oct 2026

Incident · Unattributed 4 Oct 2026

Unknown France ·Civil service / administration

Unknown Threat Actor Breached French Biodiversity Office in France on 4 October 2026

ChimeraZ France ·Corporate Targets +1 A Threat Actor Using The Pseudonym "ChimeraZ" Breached Two Service Providers of Hauts-De-France Region And Stole Personal Data In France Between 25 September And 3 October 2026 25 Sep 2026

Incident 25 Sep 2026

ChimeraZ France ·Corporate Targets +1

A Threat Actor Using The Pseudonym "ChimeraZ" Breached Two Service Providers of Hauts-De-France Region And Stole Personal Data In France Between 25 September And 3 October 2026

AUUSJPDE4 statesjoint WaterPlum Four International Partners Published Joint Security Advisory on North Korean Cyber Activities on 18 September 2026 Official policy 18 Sep 2026

Official policy 18 Sep 2026

AUUSJPDE4 states WaterPlum

Four International Partners Published Joint Security Advisory on North Korean Cyber Activities on 18 September 2026

Unknown France ·Government / ministries Unknown Threat Actors Breached And Disrupted French Ministry Of Ecological Transition From 29 August to 3 September 2026 29 Aug 2026

Incident · Unattributed 29 Aug 2026

Unknown France ·Government / ministries

Unknown Threat Actors Breached And Disrupted French Ministry Of Ecological Transition From 29 August to 3 September 2026

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