Chambre de commerce et d'industrie des Hauts-de-France

Profile narrative

The Chambre de commerce et d'industrie des Hauts-de-France (CCI Hauts-de-France) is a regional public body that supports businesses operating in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It provides a range of services including assistance with business creation, advice on regulatory compliance, training programmes, apprenticeship placement, and support for international trade and innovation. The organisation acts as an intermediary between local enterprises and public authorities, conveying the needs and concerns of the business community to policymakers. Its activities cover a broad spectrum of sectors, ranging from manufacturing and agriculture to services and digital enterprises.

Specific quantitative details about the organisation's size, such as the number of member companies or employees, are not disclosed in the available source material. Consequently, any description of its scale or geographic reach beyond its regional mandate would be speculative and is omitted here.

As part of the nationwide network of French chambers of commerce and industry, CCI Hauts-de-France operates under the oversight of the French state and contributes to the implementation of national economic policy at the regional level. It has attracted attention in early 2025 due to two separate cyber incidents claimed by a pro‑Russian hacker group, which disrupted its website and associated platforms for several hours each time. These events highlighted the organisation's exposure to cyber threats despite its primary focus on traditional business support services. While the attacks did not result in data loss, they prompted the CCI to file complaints with law‑enforcement agencies and to notify the national cybersecurity authority ANSSI.

Incidents

2 incidents linked to this organisation.