Several French public services have become the object of computer attacks of “unprecedented intensity”, writes AFP with reference to the government, which assures that their influence at this stage “has been reduced” and access to government sites has been “restored”.

These attacks “cannot be attributed to the Russians at this stage,” the security source added.

“Since yesterday evening, several state services have become the objects of computer attacks, the technical methods of which are classic, but the intensity is unprecedented,” the services of the Prime Minister, who created a “crisis cell to carry out countermeasures,” said.

Many ministerial services were affected, such as the Ministry of Labor.

“At this stage, the impact of these attacks has been reduced for most services and access to state websites has been restored,” the Prime Minister’s office assures.

Ahead of the summer Olympics in Paris, European elections on June 9 will be a “challenge and a significant target” for foreign manipulation, Secretary General of Defense and National Security (SGDSN) Stéphane Bouillon warned on Wednesday.