Hackers Came, but the French Were Prepared
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/world/europe/hackers-came-but-the-french-were-prepared.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
“We went on a counteroffensive,” said Mr. Mahjoubi. “We couldn’t guarantee 100 percent protection” from the attacks, “so we asked: what can we do?” Mr. Mahjoubi opted for a classic “cyber-blurring” strategy, well known to banks and corporations, creating false email accounts and filled them with phony documents the way a bank teller keeps fake bills in the cash drawer in case of a robbery.