Oui, la NSA hacked France in 20121

I received an order from Mr. Sarkozy’s successor, François Hollande, to go to the U.S. and tell them off. We were certain it was them2 3. At the end of the meeting, Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA, was not happy. On the bus, he told me he was disappointed because he never thought we would detect them. He even added, “You guys are good.” We do not spy on the major Allied Powers. It was shocking that the U.S. broke this rule.
— Bernard Barbier4.

  1. Oui, La NSA hacked France in 2012 - Matt Suiche, 2016 ↩︎

  2. Les Etats-Unis ont bien piraté l’Elysée en 2012 - Le Monde, 2016 (FR) ↩︎

  3. Comment Paris a soupçonné la NSA d’avoir piraté l’Elysée - Le Monde, 2013 (FR) ↩︎

  4. Head of the Technical Directorate of the DGSE (Directorate General for External Security) ↩︎