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2024: Ransomware Virus Attack

In early August 2024, the Louvre, the Grand Palais and about 40 other museums in France were subjected to a large-scale cyber attack. The attackers used the ransomware, after the implementation of which the databases of the affected organizations were completely blocked.

Hackers reportedly attacked a system used to centralize financial information. After encrypting the files, the attackers demanded a ransom, threatening in case of refusal to publish confidential information on the Internet. Initially, suspicious activity was recorded in the information infrastructure in the Grand Palais. Subsequently, it was found that dozens of organizations were affected by the cyber attack.

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French law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case on the fact of an attack on information systems and extortion by an organized group. As of August 6, 2024, nothing was reported about the amount of the ransom requested by the attackers. France's National Cyber Security Agency (ANSSI) confirmed it was "informed of the incident." It is alleged that the hacker invasion does not affect any information systems involved in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Among other things, fencing and martial arts competitions are organized at the Gran Palais site.

Which cybercriminal group may be involved in extortion is not specified at the beginning of August 2024. The investigation into the incident has been handed over to the cybercrime team. Initially, a local police source mentioned the Louvre as the main target of the attack. Affected organizations are engaged in the restoration of information systems.^[1]

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