A series of cyber attacks rattles France
Semafor · Jeronimo Gonzalez ·
A French bank said hackers stole €100 million, following attacks on a blood bank and supermarket fridges.
A French bank said hackers stole €100 million ($112 million), a rare heist of a mainstream lender that has sent shudders across Europe’s financial system. The continent has in recent weeks been the target of numerous cyber attacks, including one on France’s blood banks and a hack on supermarket fridges that affected 10 countries.
Regulators globally have recently called on firms to step up their defenses, with many fretting AI could unleash an unprecedented wave — and scale — of cyber attacks: A survey showed 84% of recent ransomware attacks were linked to AI. “There are three things that you have to do right now,” the head of the Dutch cybersecurity agency said. “And that’s patch, patch, and patch.”