The level of computer threats in France continued to “increase” in 2023, according to the French computer security agency (Anssi) Anssi is responsible for protecting the 350 entities linked to the competition, including 80 critics. It fears that computer hackers will take advantage of the Olympics “to monitor or extort the organizers and participants” and seek to ‘tarnish the image of the host country, or even disrupt the progress’ of the event.