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Cyberattack knocks offline France's postal, banking services
Published:
23 december 2025 om 12:26:44
Alert date:
23 december 2025 om 13:02:16
Source:
bleepingcomputer.com
Critical Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure
A major cyberattack disrupted France's national postal service online operations on Monday, causing widespread outages affecting digital banking and other critical services for millions of users. The incident was described as a 'major network incident' that knocked offline key infrastructure services. The attack impacted both postal services and banking operations, suggesting a significant cybersecurity breach affecting critical national infrastructure. The disruption affected millions of French citizens who rely on these digital services for daily financial and postal transactions.
Technical details
La Poste suffered a major network incident that knocked offline all information systems including main website, mobile app, digital identity service, and Digiposte document storage platform. French media reports indicate the outage was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that disrupted nationwide operations. Some post office locations experienced service disruptions, though core banking operations remained functional with alternative authentication methods available.
Mitigation steps:
Banking customers can still use online payments with SMS authentication, cash withdrawals from ATMs, card payments at in-store POS terminals, and transfers via WERO. Banking and postal transactions can be conducted at service counters in post offices. Core banking operations including payments, interbank exchanges and flow processing continue operating normally.
Affected products:
La Poste information systems
La Poste main website
La Poste mobile app
Digital identity service
Digiposte document storage platform
La Banque Postale online services
La Banque Postale mobile services
Related links:
https://www.facebook.com/100064235277223/posts/pfbid02EprNsJrv1S8TYSNiB5Yrf54BDzWk38pCH6beq5MzTRd2LFPNzsMC1ANtWX5tLaHSl/
https://x.com/LaBanquePostale/status/2003079431490031619
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/12/22/suspected-cyberattack-disrupts-france-s-postal-service_6748757_7.html
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/france-arrests-suspect-tied-to-cyberattack-on-interior-ministry/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/france-interior-ministry-confirms-cyberattack-on-email-servers/
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This article was created with the assistance of AI technology by Perceptive.
