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France probes ‘foreign interference’ after remote control malware found on passenger ferry
France investigates malware on Italian ferry that could allow remote control; a Latvian crew member was arrested as authorities probe foreign interference by an organised group.
- Late Tuesday, Paris prosecutors opened an investigation into a suspected organised bid to attack an automated data-processing system after malware was discovered on the passenger ferry Fantastic in Sète, France.
- Italian authorities warned last week that a Remote access Trojan could infect the vessel's system, and two crew members, a Latvian and a Bulgarian, were detained after Italy alerted French authorities.
- Eurojust-Backed searches in Latvia accompanied the shipboard probe, with the General Directorate for Internal Security leading and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez calling it `a very serious matter`.
- Authorities released one crew member and charged another as the ship underwent checks; the Bulgarian crew member was freed while the Latvian national was charged and arrested, and maritime authorities cleared the vessel to sail again.
- Prosecutors say the investigation will clarify unclear aspects, while Thibault Bailly called Russian interference theories 'superfluous,' and Nunez said `This is a very serious matter... individuals tried to hack into a ship's data-processing system` on Wednesday.
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French authorities are investigating a suspected attempt to remotely take control of a ferry. Malware, or unwanted software, was found on a passenger ship owned by the Italian shipping company GNV. The ship was moored in Sète, a port city in southern France, at the time. The shipping company says it informed Italian authorities about the discovery, who in turn alerted the French authorities. According to GNV, the attempted digital break-in had n…
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The complaint of the company in Genoa for an attempt of cyberattack sets in motion the secret services d'oltralpe that block a Latvian and a Bulgarian. In Naples stopped a third foreigner. Software to control the commands remotely
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