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Multiple French government websites have gone offline in a denial of service (DDoS) attack believed to be linked to a Russian hacker group, according to multiple reports.
The affected websites included the Administrative Court of Paris, the French Health Department’s ansm.sante.fr site, and the Court of Cassation’s page. Cointelegraph was unable to access the sites at the time of writing and received a warning that connections to them were not secure.
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Initial reports from Entropia Intel said the attacks are believed to be a response to the <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-allegedly-arrested-in-france" rel="null" target="null" text="null">arrest of Telegram founder</a> Pavel Durov in France on Aug. 24.
<h2 id="macron-claims-arrest-was-not-political">Macron claims arrest was not political</h2>
On Aug. 26, French President Emmanuel Macron issued a statement on Durov’s arrest, claiming <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/france-president-emmanuel-macron-pavel-durov-arrest-not-political" rel="null" target="null" text="null">it wasn’t political</a>. Macron reiterated France’s commitment to freedom of speech and expression while also stressing that the outcome of Durov’s case would be determined by France’s independent judiciary system, not the country’s political apparatus.
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 Source: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1828077245606342672" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null">Emmanuel Macron</a>
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Macron’s statement attracted widespread backlash from the crypto community and free speech activists, with former VanEck director for digital asset strategy Gabor Gurbacs <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/gaborgurbacs/status/1828078057464398241" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null">asking</a>: “You arrest the guy then see if he did something wrong? Is this the ‘rule of law’ and ‘freedom of expression’ you are talking about?”
Related:<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/french-authorities-pavel-durov-custody" rel="null" target="null" text="null"> French authorities can hold Pavel Durov until Aug. 28</a>
<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france" rel="null" target="null" text="null">Calls for Durov’s release</a> were widespread and came from industry leaders such as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and billionaire industrialist Elon Musk. Following the news of Durov’s detainment, Buterin voiced his concerns:
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 "I've criticized Telegram before for not being serious with encryption, but given the info available so far: the charge seems to be just being ‘unmoderated’ and not giving up people's data. This looks very bad and worrying for the future of software and comms freedom in Europe."
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French prosecutors <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.tribunal-de-paris.justice.fr/sites/default/files/2024-08/2024-08-26%20-%20CP%20TELEGRAM%20.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null">released</a> an update on Aug. 26 revealing that French law enforcement officials could hold Durov until Aug. 28 for questioning regarding crimes committed by an “unnamed person” allegedly operating on the platform.
At the time of this writing, Durov has neither been formally charged with a crime by French officials nor demonstrated legal wrongdoing.
Magazine:<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/tornado-cash-2-0-the-race-to-build-safe-and-legal-coin-mixers/" rel="null" target="null" text="null"> Tornado Cash 2.0: The race to build safe and legal coin mixers</a>

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