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Has the Cned site been the victim of cyber attacks?

2021-04-08T11:07:42.374Z


THE QUESTION - To explain the difficulties of connection within the framework of distance education, Jean-Michel Blanquer evoked the trail of "a cyberattack coming from abroad".


THE QUESTION

.

Tuesday April 6, on the first day of the third confinement, it is panic for families with children.

Many educational sites are inaccessible.

This is particularly the case of that of the Cned, for "

My class at home

", which does not answer.

Students and teachers are unable to connect.

Asked about the subject, the Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, evokes two tracks to explain this failure.

He first points to the French OVHCloud, host of online services and whose data storage center in Strasbourg was destroyed by a fire in early March.

Then, he mentions "

a cyberattack from abroad

".

Read also: Coronavirus: since 1939 the Cned has been responding to crises

Thursday morning, the Cned site was again unavailable, with the same explanation.

"

All the Cned sites and MaclasseALaMaison platforms have once again been the targets of cyber attacks since the night of April 7 to 8, 2021

", explains the establishment, which specifies that "

the services have gradually returned to normal since 9.45 am

".

What is it really ?

Are there computer attacks?

CHECKS

.

The cybercrime section of the Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation

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Source: lefigaro

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