Saudi Olympic, Paralympic Committee Signs MoC with Japanese Counterpart

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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Saudi Olympic, Paralympic Committee Signs MoC with Japanese Counterpart

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, and the Vice President of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yuko Mitsuya, signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between the two committees, yesterday at the Team Japan House in Paris.
The MoC aims to establish a number of joint sports and development programs, enhance the exchange of technical expertise between the two sides.

According to SPA, it also aims to raise the level of sports collaboration between the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and its Japanese counterpart.



Olympic Venue among 40 Museums Hit by Ransomware Attack

Around 40 French museums were hit by a ransomware attack, a police source told AFP. Franck FIFE / AFP
Around 40 French museums were hit by a ransomware attack, a police source told AFP. Franck FIFE / AFP
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Olympic Venue among 40 Museums Hit by Ransomware Attack

Around 40 French museums were hit by a ransomware attack, a police source told AFP. Franck FIFE / AFP
Around 40 French museums were hit by a ransomware attack, a police source told AFP. Franck FIFE / AFP

The Grand Palais, which is hosting Olympic events in Paris, and around 40 other museums in France were victims of a ransomware attack at the weekend, police sources told AFP Monday.
Cybercriminals targeted the system used to "centralize financial data" for brands located at the various institutions on Saturday night, the source said.
The attackers had demanded a ransom and threatened to release financial data.
France's national cybersecurity agency ANSSI confirmed that it had been alerted about an "incident", adding that the hacked systems were not involved in the Olympic games.
The Grand Palais, which normally hosts major cultural exhibitions but is currently an Olympic venue for fencing and martial arts, confirmed it had been hit by a cyberattack but would not provide details.
After initially being mentioned as a possible target by the police source, the world-renowned Louvre denied being hit by the hacking.
According to the police source, a criminal investigation has been opened into attacks on data systems and for extortion by organized gang.
Ransomware generally involves hacking into computer systems and demanding money in exchange for unblocking them.