NEWS
Bouygues Group’s construction subsidiary
hit by massive ransomware attack
the outside is subject to a more stringent
security procedure. Bouygues Construction’s
IT teams, supported by external and the
Bouygues group experts, are continuing
the restoration of the IT network and are
bringing its functions back into service.
“The company has filed a complaint and is
working in conjunction with the competent
authorities to identify the origin of this
criminal action and to protect the interests
of its customers and partners. Ad hoc
insurance policies have been activated.
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he Bouygues Group’s construction
subsidiary has advised that it was
paralysed by a major cyberattack. The
attack caused a huge amount of damage
as the entire computer network was
impacted and all of the company’s servers
shut down. The company issued an update
on the attack: “Following the virus attack
on the Bouygues Construction computer
network that occurred on January 30,
specific measures have been taken to
ensure that our work can continue in France
and in other countries.
“No construction sites have been halted
and all data output from the company to
“In the face of this attack, Bouygues
Construction’s teams have shown
exceptional commitment. A wave of
solidarity has been created around them
from partner companies, customers and
suppliers, who have spontaneously provided
their own experts to back up our own.
Bouygues Construction would like to thank
them for this.”
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6.5 million eligible voters in Israel have
personal data leaked
I
t has been reported that the personal
data of 6.5 million voters in Israel has
been leaked. The incident came as a result
of a software flaw which meant full names,
addresses and identity card numbers were
exposed. The security fault was linked with
an app used by the country’s Prime Minister
and his party in order to communicate with
voters to offer election information.
Anurag Kahol, CTO at Bitglass, said: “This
latest security incident involving the
exposure of personal information belonging
to 6.5 million Israeli eligible voters further
exacerbates concerns regarding the
security of election systems and supporting
infrastructure. The exposed voter data
included full names, addresses, social security
numbers, gender and ballot addresses,
along with other extremely sensitive
details. An incident such as this puts the
impacted citizens at extreme risk for future
attacks such as identity theft, phishing,
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or strategically using the compromised
information to sway their votes.
“All organisations, including government
agencies and political groups, need to have
full visibility and control over their data to
prevent these types of misconfigurations and
data leaks. To ensure sensitive information
is always safe, organisations should look
for security platforms that enforce real-
time access control, detect and remediate
misconfigurations, encrypt sensitive data
at rest, manage the sharing of data with
external parties and prevent data loss.”
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