France

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Primarily a target — 74 received· 0 initiated· 19 responses ·EU · NATO

This year to date, 74 new cyber operations involving France were added to the database: a 48% increase compared to the previous period. The number of operations is currently 23% above the long-term year-to-date average. The Intensity of cyber operations involving France over this year to date is declining to 3.2, compared with 3.5 in the same elapsed span of the previous year. This is above the all-time average for France of 2.8.

Maintained by EuRepoC research analysts · updated 16 Oct 2026

74received initiated0

For this year to date, this country appears chiefly as a target — 74 incidents directed at it, 0 it is linked to initiating.

Source: EuRepoC Global Database as of 16 Oct 2026.

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Cyber activity

74 incidents · as target

As target 74 As actor 0

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

Cyber incident intensity

Mean3.3/15Moderate

Range 1.0–8.0

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Minimum Maximum

67 coded incidents · This year to date

Database additions by monthincidents against France

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Most-targeted sectorswhat gets hit

SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded

Civil service / administration 30 2.7Moderate 9/30 Government / ministries 18 2.8Moderate 8/18 Corporate Targets 15 2.7Moderate 2/15 Finance 8 3.4Moderate 3/8 Telecommunications 6 3.0Moderate 2/6 Health 6 4.5Moderate 3/6 Defence industry 5 2.6Moderate 3/5 Education 5 4.0Moderate 2/5

Civil service / administration is the most-targeted sector — 30 of 74 incidents, 9 answered.

By originwho is behind activity against it

Russia 9incidents avg 3.1 · Moderate Iran, Islamic Republic of 4incidents avg 3.8 · Moderate China 2incidents avg 4.0 · Moderate Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1incident avg 4.0 · Moderate United States 1incident avg 5.0 · Elevated

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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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