2023-12-05 16:45:11
Ransom demands after the blocking of computer systems, theft of credit card data, hacking of an autonomous car… The risks of our digital lives are numerous. The CITC warns.
It is a card equipped with an NFC (contactless) chip like many of us have in our wallets. Consumer credit card, public transport card, parking card or access card to the entrance to our companies or buildings.
« These are our everyday cards, and they are too easily hacked », explains Elyas, member of the CITC team, Innovation Center for Contactless Technologies, to EuraTechnologies, which is organizing this week the Digital innovation Seasons, four days to examine the new trends in the technologies of the future. “ Using a simple computer program it is possible to “clone” them, by copying the computer signature onto a new card and use them without your knowledge. More than half of cards in circulation are potentially hackable unless NFC chip frequency protection is improved “. Enough to send shivers down your spine.
A bit like the autonomous car demonstration with 5G technology, offered during these Digital Innovations Seasons. A vehicle controlled by artificial intelligence which allows you to move in complete safety, avoiding obstacles, respecting the highway code, speed limits and therefore avoiding traffic jams. Provided that the 5G network is not hacked, the autonomous vehicle can transform into a crazy car controlled remotely…
Poorly protected SMEs
« Cybersecurity is obviously the major current issue for the protection of our digital lives “, estimates Chekib Gharbi, director general of CITC and responsible for CHIRTthe cyber incident response center, set up in April to respond to the concerns of businesses and communities (single number 0 806 700 111).
« We had around sixty calls, around fifty of which concerned real incidents of computer hacking. If most of the time it starts with phishing (data recovery), it can lead to ransomware, a complete blocking of the company’s or community’s computer system with a ransom demand. 73% of ransomware attacks concern SMEs, communities and hospitals, which are often poorly protected. Many have also not thought about backing up their data, or forget the basic principles of digital hygiene, such as never reflexively clicking on attachments of unknown origin. ».
With disastrous economic but also human consequences. Who knows what will happen to hacked data this year? “civil status” service of Lille town hall. So much personal data which is undoubtedly found on the global “dark web” and potentially usable for identity theft…
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