La Poste DDoS Attack Disrupts French Postal and Banking Services Before Holidays
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Key Takeaways
- Service paralysis: A suspected DDoS attack disrupted La Poste's websites and mobile apps, causing significant delays in parcel delivery days before Christmas.
- Banking disruption: La Banque Postale experienced outages affecting online banking and mobile app access, though ATM and in-store card payments remained functional.
- Operational response: While no customer data was compromised, La Poste mobilized technical teams to restore services.
France's national postal service, La Poste, confirmed that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) incident disrupted its digital infrastructure just days before Christmas, also impacting the La Banque Postale, a subsidiary of the national postal service.
The La Poste DDoS attack knocked websites and mobile applications offline at a critical time. While the company stated there is no evidence of data compromise, the operational impact has been severe, slowing down distribution networks during their busiest period of the year.
La Banque Postale Cyberattack Impact
The cyber incident extended beyond logistics, affecting the organization's financial arm. A La Banque Postale cyberattack linked to the broader DDoS incident disrupted access to online banking portals and mobile financial applications.Â
Customers were unable to manage accounts digitally, though the bank confirmed that essential physical transaction methods remained operational.Â
Card payments at terminals and cash withdrawals from ATMs continued to function, and online payments authenticated via SMS were still possible, according to a social media announcement.
The timing of this holiday season cyber disruption has stressed logistical challenges, with customers reporting an inability to track or receive parcels. Some physical post office locations were forced to operate at reduced capacity due to the unavailability of digital tools.Â
At this time, no specific threat actor has claimed responsibility for the disruption.
Mitigation and Ongoing Response
In response to the attack, La Poste deployed technical teams to mitigate the DDoS traffic and restore functionality.Â
Reports say Economy Minister Roland Lescure confirmed that La Banque Postale and La Poste Mobile, as well as platforms such as Colissimo and Digiposte, are experiencing major issues this Tuesday morning.Â
The incident follows a recent data breach at France's Interior Ministry, which was simultaneously claimed on BreachForums. Soon after, French authorities arrested a 22-year-old suspect in connection with this cyberattack.
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