PARIS -- A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack that halted package deliveries by France’s national postal service just days before Christmas, prosecutors said Wednesday.After the claim by the cybercrime group known as Noname057, French intelligence agency DGSI took over the investigation into the hacking attack, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement to The Associated Press.The group has been accused of other cyberattacks in Europe, including around a NATO summit in the Netherlands and French government sites.It was the target of a big European police operation earlier this year.Popular ReadsEpstein files so far don't support allegations of previously unknown accomplicesDec 19, 11:58 PM9-year-old Melodee Buzzard fatally shot during road trip, mom arrested: SheriffDec 23, 6:16 PMRob Reiner's son arrested for murder in stabbing death of famed director, wifeDec 15, 6:39 PMFrance and other European allies of Ukraine allege that Russia is waging a campaign of “hybrid warfare” to sow division in Western societies and undermine their support for Ukraine.The AP has tracked more than 145 incidents including sabotage, assassinations, cyberattacks, disinformation and other hostile acts that are increasingly draining police resources.
Pro-Russian hackers claim cyberattack on French postal service
