France probes 'foreign interference' after malware found on ferry


In a sign of the gravity of the case, the Fantastic investigation is being led by France's domestic intelligence service, the DGSI. — AP

PARIS, France: France is probing possible foreign interference after a passenger ferry was infected with malware that could allow the ship to be remotely controlled, the interior minister said Dec 17.

A Latvian was arrested and charged after the malware was found on a ferry with a capacity of over 2,000 passengers called the Fantastic, belonging to Italian shipping company GNV, while it was docked in France's Mediterranean port of Sete, Paris prosecutors said.

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