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Just days after announcing support to Gaza, France’s largest defense shipbuilder “Naval Group” got hacked.
Criminal hackers claim responsibility for attack.
The Hackers have allegedly given Naval Group 72 Hours to pay a ransom, or all the data will be leaked online – free.
The Hacker alleges possession of approximately 1TB of internal data, including:
- Classified CMS source code
- deployment guides for submarines and frigates,
- network data
- technical documents marked with classifications like “Restricted distribution” and “Special France”
- developer virtual machines with naval simulators, and
- intercepted internal communications via HCL Notes.
A 13GB sample of the leak has reportedly been shared to prove the Hackers have the actual information.
A research team reviewed portions of this sample and concluded that it appears to contain legitimate Naval Group materials.
Among the leaked files were multimedia assets, including video from what appears to be a submarine monitoring interface. However, that video was dated 2003, raising questions about the timeliness and potential operational relevance of some of the data.
Researchers also found excerpts of CMS data and contractual information related to defense systems—details that, if valid, could pose a serious national security risk to France and the wider European defense landscape.