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French on High Alert Over Election Cyber Threat

French authorities are on high alert about a possible cyber attack that could affect the result of the upcoming presidential election. The threat was made public by President Francois Hollande, who accused Russia of...

by LibertiesEU
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French authorities are on high alert about a possible cyber attack that could affect the result of the upcoming presidential election. The threat was made public by President Francois Hollande, who accused Russia of trying to meddle in the campaign. "Russia is using all of its means to influence public opinion," he said in an interview to European newspapers. Possible targets of a cyber attack could be candidates' websites and government networks.

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