The source says several sources immediately cited Russia as the source of the attack. According to them, Moscow wants to use the former soldiers of the French army for propaganda. Moreover, a senior officer says that this has already happened.

What happened?

According to BFMTV, in December hackers attacked the servers, software and databases of ONACVG (National Office of Veterans Affairs and War Victims). It took a month for the armed forces to stop the attack. The method chosen by the criminals seems to have been used for the first time against the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.

hackers reached the secret file – the veteran’s card. The ministry has not released any official information on the matter, but according to BFMTV’s defense adviser, Colonel Michel Goya, the files include: You can find the telephone numbers of warriors and ex-servicemen that allow Russians to “contact members of the French army”..

On January 18, Vice Admiral Patrick Chevallereau published a column for the French publication Le Journal du Dimanche. It appeared under the following heading: “Attention, former French military personnel contribute to the interests of the Kremlin.”

Among the suspects with close ties to Moscow are:

• colonel Jacques Hogard (Jacques Hogard)He is very active on social media and regularly posts tweets from the Russian Embassy in France.
• colonel Alain Corvez (Alain Corvez)Part of the observers sent to the Donbass to observe the so-called referendums organized by Russia.
• Gendarmerie lieutenant colonel and member of the National Union (RN) Jean-Michel Cadenas (Jean-Michel Cadenas)He had previously shared a post on Twitter claiming that the French ambassador to Ukraine had resigned, which was completely false.
• Veteran Xavier Moreau“The press secretary of the Kremlin”. He acquired Russian citizenship and reposted Putin’s speech on a YouTube channel that was shut down at the end of 2022, according to Challenges.

Chevaliero believes this approach creates the illusion of credibility and legitimacy of Russian propaganda and helps promote it in Europe.