France Unveils New Cybersecurity Strategy Amid Rising Threats and Data Breaches

On January 29, 2026, the French government presented a new strategy to combat cyberattacks, including public awareness campaigns, a certification label for SMEs, and the creation of a cyberattack observatory. Meanwhile, France Travail was sanctioned by the CNIL (French data protection authority) for insufficient data protection measures following a 2024 breach. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks demonstrated a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploiting compromised web pages that use large language models (LLMs) to generate malicious code. Additionally, French sports federations have been targeted by cyberattacks, with hackers infiltrating systems through stolen identities of volunteers.