Ransomware Attack Caused Operational Disruptions at Grand Palais Rmn

January 24, 2025

INCIDENT

Around forty French museums and tourist sites were hit by a cyberattack. The Grand Palais Réunion des musées nationaux (Rmn) in France suffered a cyberattack on Saturday night, August 3, 2024. All access to its servers was cut off. No data extraction has been observed at this stage" and the attack had no effect on the operation of the Grand Palais, currently used by Olympic Games events and connected to the Paris 2024 networks.

French media Sud Ouest reports that the shut down of systems disrupted the bookstores and boutiques at numerous museums in France. However, a solution was created that allowed the stores and boutiques to operate autonomously.

Incident Date

August 3, 2024

Location

France

Estimated Cost


No cost values disclosed.

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified