Hackers who broke into the computer system Bercy were not necessarily preparing the G20, as was said Baroin, but have used information on the summit of leading industrialized nations to penetrate the computer network, Paris Match reported, citing sources close to the investigation. Bercy confirmed Monday that unidentified hackers had managed to penetrate the computer network of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, using a virus-like "Trojan horse", which when activated allows the attacker to create access to the infected computer.
To encourage departmental officials to open the file containing the virus, and pirates have sent e-mails very precise, with references to real preparatory meetings at the G20 summit, giving an appearance of authenticity to these messages, Paris Match reported. The G20 was thus chosen the angle of attack by pirates, not their target.
Once access to the network of the Department obtained, hackers could potentially access to many sensitive information, not restricted to preparations for the G20. According to the National Security Agency computer, only 150 jobs have been contaminated. Attacks also took place against the networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Elysée, again using information related to the preparation of the G20. 
To encourage departmental officials to open the file containing the virus, and pirates have sent e-mails very precise, with references to real preparatory meetings at the G20 summit, giving an appearance of authenticity to these messages, Paris Match reported. The G20 was thus chosen the angle of attack by pirates, not their target.
Once access to the network of the Department obtained, hackers could potentially access to many sensitive information, not restricted to preparations for the G20. According to the National Security Agency computer, only 150 jobs have been contaminated. Attacks also took place against the networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Elysée, again using information related to the preparation of the G20.
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