Computer hacking of the Haute-Garonne Chamber of Agriculture: “The situation is under control”

Since Sunday November 17, a computer hack has affected the chambers of agriculture in Occitanie. “The situation is under control,” informs Denis Carretier, president. “We have already returned to a certain level of operation, and our teams continue to work at the service of Occitan agriculture.” Digital data would have been stolen, encrypted, and made inaccessible, paralyzing the operation of, as well as access to, computer systems.

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The Haute-Garonne organization was not spared. If you go to the public body's website, nothing has changed. But it's more internal that poses a problem. “We are encountering a lot of difficulties, because the tools we use are impacted,” confides the information service. “It’s not a disaster,” assures Joël Cassagne, director of the Chamber of Agriculture of 31. “It’s a disturbing event, we put ourselves in protection mode and we pay more attention to the emails we receive , but it will return to normal.”

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The National Directorate of Information Systems (DNSI), as well as the National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI) are working jointly to “restore all services as quickly as possible”, adds Denis Carretier. “A complaint has been filed with the authorities,” he concludes.