Breaches and incidents
INED (French National Institute for Demographic Studies): server intrusion paralysed IT
Per ActuaLitte, INED detected an intrusion on its servers on Saturday 17 Oct 2026 that “paralyzes all of its IT infrastructure”.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Per ActuaLitte, INED detected an intrusion on its servers on Saturday 17 Oct 2026 that “paralyzes all of its IT infrastructure”; access to data, email and the website were affected.
- Root cause: not disclosed; the attack vector was still being determined.
- No attacker named.
- INED isolated its information system, set up a crisis unit, informed ANSSI and CNIL and filed a complaint; the article does not mention data theft.