French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has been hit by a cyberattack, the agency said in a statement on Saturday. The attack on AFP’s IT system, which partly affected transmission technology to customers, was discovered on Friday. It is unclear who was behind the attack. AFP’s technical department, assisted by the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI), is handling the incident and the authorities have been notified, the company said. Although the attack temporarily impaired transmission, AFP’s worldwide reporting continued as usual, it said. The attack on the news agency follo…