The Macron campaign has said little about the hacking
and leaks beyond a statement late Friday night — just minutes before the blackout began — describing the operation as “massive and coordinated” and an effort to destabilize French democracy.
Why the Macron Hacking Attack Landed With a Thud in France -
By RACHEL DONADIOMAY 8, 2017
PARIS — French readers awoke on Monday to headlines about its young president-elect, Emmanuel Macron,
and his decisive defeat of the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
Le Pen and her aides have at times floated conspiracy theories, asserting — without evidence —
that Mr. Macron had an offshore bank account, for instance.
That reticence stretched across the landscape of newspapers in France, regardless of political leaning — including Le
Monde, the country’s leading daily, which generally takes a center-left stance, and the conservative daily Le Figaro.
The hacking occurred just before the start of a 44-hour ban on campaigning and broadcast media coverage of the election, lifted only when the final polling stations closed on Sunday night, and some Macron supporters initially feared
that his inability to respond could be devastating on the eve of voting.
What they did not find were details of the “massive” hacking attack on the Macron campaign that was announced late Friday night.
