French International Schools Agency Impacted by Ransomware Hack
- Agency operates international schools popular among elite
- Hackers targeted a software firm that works with the schools
The hackers gained access to personal informationof parents of students who attend international schools operated by the body.
Photographer: Ed Ram/Getty ImagesA branch of the French Foreign Ministry that operates the nation’s global network of schools was affected by a ransomware attack on a government software vendor.
Elap, a French software firm that provides financial and HR services to public sector agencies, detected the ransomware attack on Nov. 5, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday, adding data from the Agency for French Education Abroad was affected by the breach.