Cyber ​​attacks have exploded. The number of ransomware worldwide has increased by 37.75% year-on-year, and the effective attack payload of ransomware has surged by 57.5%, setting a new record again. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, the losses caused by global cybercrime in 2024 are expected to exceed the $10 trillion mark for the first time, reaching a staggering $10.5 trillion, which means that cybercrime has become the world's third largest "economy" with an astonishing "GDP" growth rate. According to Le Parisien, the Grand Palais, the venue for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and dozens of museums and shops in France were attacked by cyberattacks, and hackers demanded a ransom in cryptocurrency.

Cybercriminals launched a cyberattack during the Olympic weekend. During the night of August 3-4, 2024, the director of information systems at the Grand Palais site observed unusual activity in the computer system and issued an alert that it was under attack. Cybercriminals targeted the system used to centrally manage the financial data of these local stores. The system centralizes the financial data of brands in forty museums in France, including the Louvre. The French National Information System Security Agency (ANSSI), which is currently responsible for overseeing the cybersecurity of the Olympics, has been alerted to the incident and launched an investigation into "attacks by organized groups and criminal gangs on automatic data processing systems and extortion to commit crimes or misdemeanors punishable by five years in prison." It also stated that the incident "did not affect any information system related to the operation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games."