From scmagazine.com
A ransomware attack against the Paris Grand Palais exhibition hall, where Olympic events are being held, is being investigated.
According to MSN, a police investigation determined that the attackers targeted the institution’s central computer system, but the incident had not caused any disruption to Olympic events.
The computer system at the venue also handles data for 40 — mainly small — museums with which it is affiliated, the prosecutors said in an email.
Josh Jacobson, director of professional services at HackerOne called the attack unsurprising — but potentially quite creative. He said the outcome of this successful compromise could be beneficial to cybercriminals in a number of ways:
1) Because of the sheer number of venues that will be scrambling to get their operations up and running, the bad actors could be hoping to rake in ransoms across the victim pool and maximise financial gain.