France is probing possible foreign interference after a passenger ferry was infected with malware that could allow the ship to be remotely controlled, the interior minister said Wednesday.

A Latvian was arrested and charged after the malware was found on a ferry with a capacity of over 2,000 passengers called the Fantastic, belonging to Italian shipping company GNV, while it was docked in France's Mediterranean port of Sete, Paris prosecutors said.

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