French Interior Ministry confirms cyberattack on email servers

Published:

15 december 2025 om 11:06:10

Alert date:

15 december 2025 om 12:01:12

Source:

bleepingcomputer.com

Data Breach & Exfiltration, Critical Infrastructure

The French Interior Ministry confirmed a cyberattack that compromised their email servers. The breach was officially acknowledged by the French Interior Minister on Friday. This represents a significant security incident affecting a critical government ministry responsible for domestic affairs and public security. The attack targeted the ministry's email infrastructure, potentially exposing sensitive government communications. The incident highlights ongoing cybersecurity threats against government institutions.

Technical details

Cyberattack on French Interior Ministry email servers detected overnight between December 11-12. Threat actors gained access to document files through compromised email servers. Attack allowed access to multiple files within ministry systems. Investigation ongoing to determine origin and scope of attack.

Mitigation steps:

Tighten security protocols, strengthen access controls to information systems, implement protection procedures, open investigation to determine attack origin and scope

Affected products:

Email servers (French Interior Ministry)
Roundcube email servers

Related CVE's:

Related threat actors:

APT28

Military Unit 26165

GRU (Russia's military intelligence service)

IOC's:

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