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TV5 Monde attack 'by Russia-based hackers' | TV5 Monde attack 'by Russia-based hackers' |
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A cyber attack on the French television network TV5 Monde may have been carried out by Russian-based hackers, police believe. | |
Jihadist propaganda was posted on the station's website in April by individuals claiming to represent Islamic State. | Jihadist propaganda was posted on the station's website in April by individuals claiming to represent Islamic State. |
A police investigation is now focussing on a group of Russian hackers called APT28, according to French media. | A police investigation is now focussing on a group of Russian hackers called APT28, according to French media. |
The group has tried to hack the White House in the past, L'Express reports. | The group has tried to hack the White House in the past, L'Express reports. |
It has also targeted the computer systems of Nato members, Russian dissidents and Ukrainian activists, according to the newspaper. | It has also targeted the computer systems of Nato members, Russian dissidents and Ukrainian activists, according to the newspaper. |
A judicial source told AFP that investigators were narrowing the search by probing the IP addresses of computers used in the attack. | A judicial source told AFP that investigators were narrowing the search by probing the IP addresses of computers used in the attack. |
TV5 Monde was forced to broadcast pre-recorded programmes after the hack, which it described as "unprecedented in the history of television". | TV5 Monde was forced to broadcast pre-recorded programmes after the hack, which it described as "unprecedented in the history of television". |
A message warning French troops to stay away from Islamic State was published on the station's Facebook page. | A message warning French troops to stay away from Islamic State was published on the station's Facebook page. |
The hackers also posted documents purporting to be ID cards of relatives of French soldiers involved in anti-IS operations. | The hackers also posted documents purporting to be ID cards of relatives of French soldiers involved in anti-IS operations. |
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