La Poste Cyberattack by Noname057
Analysis based on 13 articles · First reported Dec 22, 2025 · Last updated Dec 26, 2025
The cyberattack on La Poste directly impacts the company's operations and financial performance, especially during the critical holiday season. It also highlights the broader geopolitical risks of cyber warfare, potentially increasing cybersecurity concerns and investments across various industries.
A pro-Russian hacking group, NoName057(16), claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on France's national postal service, La Poste, just days before Christmas. The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack knocked La Poste's central computer systems offline, disrupting package deliveries and online payments at its banking arm. The France — Directorate-General for Internal Security (DGSI) has taken over the investigation. France and its European allies allege that Russia is waging a campaign of 'hybrid warfare' to sow division and undermine support for Ukraine, with this cyberattack being part of that broader effort. La Poste, which delivered 2.6 billion packages last year and employs over 200,000 people, suffered a significant blow during its busiest season.
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