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Paris Olympics: have hackers already infiltrated computer systems?

2024-02-05T16:51:34.252Z

Highlights: Six months before the start of the Paris Olympics, preparations are under way for the security of the event. The French government has set up a committee to prepare for the event, which will take place from August 14 to August 21. The committee is expected to make a decision on how to protect the event's security in the run-up to the Games. The team will also decide how to handle the media coverage of the Games, which is likely to be a major issue. The event will be broadcast live on French television, with a delay of up to a week.


Six months before the start of the competition, the game of cat and mouse between hackers and cyber defenders is intensifying and toughening. A


“Hackers are like athletes, they train now to be in shape on the big day and they are harder to detect than bedbugs,” quips the director of a cybersecurity company, who prefers to keep the anonymity because its teams are working to secure the sprawling computer networks linked to the Paris Olympics (from July 26 to August 11).

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Six months before the global event, pressure is mounting on the infrastructures of Paris 2024, including the computer networks essential to the smooth running of the competition.

TV broadcasting, sharing of athletes' results or transport of spectators: the Olympic events offer an exceptional attack surface for motivated hackers.

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Source: leparis

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