Hacktivists Target France Over Diplomatic Moves

Cyble reports a marked increase in hacktivist activity targeting France driven by pro-Russian and pro-Palestinian actors: roughly 73% of incidents are DDoS and 27% involve ICS/SCADA intrusions. The report lists 13 groups (led by NoName057(16) and Z-pentest), documents targeting of government and critical sectors (energy, wastewater, BFSI, transportation, telecom), and includes claims and screenshots of unauthorized access to hydroelectric and municipal wastewater control systems; it recommends DDoS mitigation, Zero Trust access controls, OT/IT segmentation, and vulnerability management.