Following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, a series of DDoS attacks took place, targeting French government websites.
According toEntropia Intel,Since August 26, a series of websites related to the French government have been offline due to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The incident occurred after France arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on August 24.
Cybersecurity expert Clément Domingo posted on X a list of more than 10 websites that were DDoSed. Among them were several public service sites such as the French Agricultural Union, the Paris Administrative Court, and theof the French Ministry of Health, Court of Appeal, newspaperThe Voice of the North,Agency for Medicines and Healthcare Products (ANSM).
Domingo said the sites suffered access disruptions, but no data was compromised or ransomware was installed.
According toCyberdailyFollowing Durov's arrest, a hacker group believed to be of Russian origin announced it was targeting the European Court of Justice and French agencies. The group also called on other hackers to join in protesting the arrest of the Telegram CEO.
On August 24, Jean-Michel Bernigaud, general secretary of Ofmin, the French police agency responsible for preventing violence against minors, said Telegram had failed to prevent inappropriate content about children. "The core problem is the lack of censorship and cooperation from the platform, especially in the fight against child sexual crimes," Bernigaud said. Telegram's CEO is expected to face up to 20 years in prison.
After Durov's arrest, Telegram downloads are skyrocketing.Tech CrunchTelegram's global downloads on iOS have increased by an average of 4% per day since last weekend, according to market research firm Sensor Tower.
Pavel Durov, 39, is a Russian-born businessman who holds citizenship in Russia, France, the UAE, and Saint Kitts and Nevis (a Caribbean country). He founded Telegram in 2013 and has emphasized the platform's emphasis on privacy and resistance to government censorship.
In an announcement on July 23, he said the app reached 950 million users, up 50 million from three months ago and nearly double the 500 million at the beginning of 2021. This number makes Telegram one of the platforms with the largest user base in the world.
TH (according to VnExpress)