INFO FRANCE BLEU - The Pierre Fabre company shut down following a cyberattack

INFO FRANCE BLEU - The Pierre Fabre company shut down following a cyberattack
Wednesday March 31, 2021 at 5:45 pm - By Sandrine Morin , France Bleu Occitanie , France Bleu
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The Castra-based company Pierre Fabre was the victim of a cyberattack overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. The sites, especially in the Tarn, are completely at a standstill.

Hackers target vulnerabilities in computer systems
Hackers target vulnerabilities in computer systems © Radio France - Maxppp
The entire production of the Pierre Fabre group has been at a standstill since Wednesday morning. In question: a cyberattack which would have intervened in the night around 4am. A large part of the employees had to return to their homes, production was stopped, explains a union source.


IT teams on deck
The attack, as far as the employees know, would have come from Asia even if this remains to be confirmed. The IT teams are obviously on the bridge to restart production and secure the data of the pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics group.

Pierre-Fabre employs around 4,000 people in Occitanie and 2,600 in the Tarn.