Media giant AFP hit by cyberattack impacting news delivery services

Global news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) reported a cyberattack on Friday that disrupted its IT systems and client content delivery services. While news coverage remained unaffected, the attack impacted some client services, though AFP has not specified which ones. The agency is working with France’s National Agency for IT Systems Security (ANSSI) to mitigate the effects and resolve the situation.

AFP has not provided details on the type of attack or its perpetrators. However, they did issue a warning to media partners that FTP credentials used to receive AFP content may have been compromised, advising password changes and security checks on reception systems.

AFP is a prominent, Paris-based news agency operating in 150 countries, with over 2,400 employees in 260 cities, delivering news in multiple languages. Its services include real-time news feeds, subscription-based content, custom news packages, and content archives, some of which may be currently unavailable due to the attack.

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