Agence France-Presse Details

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    Agence France-Presse

    Paris, Île-de-France • 4900 employees • Media and Entertainment

    https://www.afp.com/
    France

    Industry

    Media and Entertainment

    Security Incidents

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    Agence France-Presse (AFP) is an international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, it is one of the oldest global news organizations, providing comprehensive news services to media outlets, governments, companies, and industries around the world. AFP operates in six languages and maintains a network of 201 bureaus across 151 countries, offering real-time coverage of events globally.

    Over the years, AFP has played a crucial role in global journalism, covering significant historical events such as world wars, political revolutions, and major sport...
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    Security Incidents

    Agence France-Presse Breach of Sep 2024
    Severity Score
    Significant

    Type

    Corporate Breach

    Summary

    Agence France-Presse (AFP) experienced a cyberattack on September 27, 2024, which impacted its information systems and disrupted some of its transmission technologies for clients. The identity and motives of the attackers remain unknown. AFP's technical teams are collaborating with France's National Authority for Information Security (ANSSI) to manage the breach and restore normal operations.

    Despite the disruptions, AFP assured its clients that its global news coverage remains uninterrupted. The investigation into the breach is ongoing, with French authorities involved to uncover more detail...
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    Severity

    The cyberattack on Agence France-Presse (AFP), detected on September 27, affected its IT systems and disrupted certain transmission technologies for clients. While the attack did not halt AFP's global news coverage, it did compromise some client services, potentially including FTP credentials used for receiving AFP content. The perpetrators and their motives remain unknown, and the AFP’s technical team is collaborating with France's National Authority for Information Security (ANSSI) to manage the breach and restore operations.

    This incident follows a series of significant cyberattacks in Fra...
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    Impact

    Agence France-Presse (AFP) suffered a cyber intrusion on September 27, 2024, impacting the company's information systems and causing disruptions to some transmission technologies used by clients. The attack did not hinder AFP’s global news coverage but did affect certain client services, which include real-time news feeds and subscription-based content services. To mitigate the situation, AFP's technical teams worked with France's National Agency for IT Systems Security (ANSSI).

    It's unclear whether any sensitive data, such as customer information or internal company data, was accessed or com...
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