The city and metropolis of Angers have been victims since Saturday of a cyber attack which paralyzes all of its computers.
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In the night from Friday to Saturday a cyber attack targeted the information system of the city of Angers and the metropolis.
The diagnosis concluded with a ransomware-type attack which struck La Rochelle, Aix Marseille, Vincennes, Ademe ... in the recent past
, ”the metropolis said on Facebook.
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As of Saturday morning, the teams of the management of the city's information system in conjunction with the National Information Systems Security Authority (ANSSI) established a protocol for backing up and restoring the system
", a- she added, specifying that this restoration process "
will be long and will impact the services rendered to Angevins requiring the use of computers
".
Asked Monday, the metropolis indicated that the cyberattack had started with a hacking of the Twitter account of the mayor Christophe Béchu.
The latter was still inaccessible Monday, with a profile photo of the hand of a tattooed man.
The mayor did not wish to speak on the subject.
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We still do not have access to computers on Monday, the expertise continues,
” added the metropolis.
Services welcoming the public remain open.