France categorically denies that hackers breached their leading defense contractor’s systems. Hackers then post code and architecture details for naval combat systems.
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France categorically denies that hackers breached their leading defense contractor’s systems. Hackers then post code and architecture details for naval combat systems.

Naval Group, France’s leading defense contractor, has publicly denied claims of a significant cyber-attack after reports circulated online suggesting the firm’s internal systems had been breached. The company, which is majority-owned by the French government and recognized for its role in producing advanced naval vessels, including submarines and aircraft carriers, is at the center of a growing cybersecurity controversy.
France says they have arrested the administrator of XSS.is, one of the longest-running Russian cybercrime forums on the dark web.
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France says they have arrested the administrator of XSS.is, one of the longest-running Russian cybercrime forums on the dark web.

French authorities have confirmed the arrest of a suspected administrator of XSS.is, one of the longest-running Russian-language cybercrime forums on the dark web. The arrest was carried out in Ukraine on July 22, 2025, through a coordinated international operation involving French law enforcement, Ukrainian authorities, and Europol.
Chinese-linked Houken targets France in Ivanti zero-day exploit campaign.
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Chinese-linked Houken targets France in Ivanti zero-day exploit campaign.

A Chinese-linked hacking group, dubbed “Houken,” has been identified as the orchestrator of a sophisticated cyberattack campaign targeting French organizations by exploiting multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) devices. The campaign was first detected by France’s national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, in September 2024, though evidence suggests it may have started as early as 2023.