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La Poste Reports New Outage, Then Removes 'Cyberattack' Notice

Investigators are probing the disruption that began around 03:30, with no evidence of data theft.

Overview

  • Access to laposte.fr and La Banque Postale platforms was largely unavailable Thursday morning, with the incident starting around 03:30 according to a company page.
  • A homepage message initially said La Poste’s information systems were facing a "cyberattack" before the wording was withdrawn as the company began looking into the cause.
  • La Poste told AFP it could not immediately comment; a status note briefly listed webmail as available and later removed a reference to Digiposte.
  • An earlier DDoS attack that began on December 22 disrupted parcel tracking for days and was claimed by pro‑Russian group NoName057(16), prompting a Paris prosecutor’s inquiry led by the DGSI and the national cyber unit.
  • Officials and the company have reported no sign of data exfiltration, and there is no public confirmation tying the new disruption to the group behind December’s attack; DDoS tactics overwhelm services rather than breach data.