AXA Security Incident

Internet Cyber Crime & Security Cybercrime and companies in France - statistics & facts Region France Choose a region: France Cybercrime is a growing security threat for organizations in France. In 2024, the country faced the loss of an estimated 129 billion U.S. dollars in cybercrime a figure that saw a stable increase throughout the last decade. Meanwhile, the number of cyberattacks in France has grown , as stated a by nearly a quarter of the surveyed organizations in the number of cyberattacks in the past year. The main reason behind detected cyberattacks in France, according to IT specialists, is to steal customer information. Furthermore, ransomware and extortion ranked as the second-most common motivation for threat actors to target French companies. Common types of cyberattacks in France In 2024, the majority of French companies reported encountering phishing attacks in the past year, following the abundance of ransomware attacks in the year prior. Distributed viruses, such as spyware or malware, were among the most commonly experienced cyber incidents among the firms in the market. Overall, around four in 10 companies in France reported having experienced up to three cyberattacks in the past year. Data breaches in France As of September 2024, the biggest case of a data breach in France was registered in February 2021, at Dedalus Biologie. The investigation found that as a result of a data leakage, medical records of nearly 492,000 patients were affected, for which the company was fined 1.5 million euros. The second-most notable case of a data breach involving French companies was the May 2021 incident of the French insurance giant AXA, which suffered a ransomware attack resulting in the leakage. Overall, the number of breached data records in France peaked in the third quarter of 2024, surpassing 17 million. The last such peak in breached records was recorded two years prior, in the third quarter of 2022. Confidence and concern go hand in hand...

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