France and Germany Grappling With Nation-State Hacks

Hackers Target French Interior Ministry, Germany Summons Russian Ambassador Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 12, 2025

The French Ministry of Interior is investigating a suspected nation-state cyberattack that targeted its email server. Additionally, the German government on Friday attributed a 2024 hacking incident on air traffic control systems to Russian nation-state hackers.

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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told French outlet RTL it's uncertain whether hackers stole files. Details of the hack are sparse, but the minister said the attack could be "foreign interference."

The incident comes in the wake of heightened vigilance over nation-state hacks. European governments have increasingly decried Russian use of so-called hybrid tactics, including hacking and sabotage. The Kremlin uses hybrid tactics, such as the April a href="/breach-roundup-russian-hackers-attacked-norwegian-dam-a-29229" target="_blank">hacking of a Norwegian dam, in a campaign of events that ...