Atos, the cybersecurity and data provider for the Paris Olympics, has confirmed significant annual losses, but assures Paris 2024 that it will not be affected and will continue its protection.

The French tech giant and Paris 2024 partner is still in dire straits after Onepoint’s lifeline was dropped on Wednesday as “conditions were not met to conclude an agreement for a lasting solution for financial restructuring”. Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is now back in the mix.

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games, a highly anticipated international event, face numerous threats due to their high-profile nature and global significance. Research conducted by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has identified several key risks, including cybercriminal activities, hacktivist disruptions, and state-sponsored espionage and influence operations. The event's extensive security measures are designed to counter potential terrorist threats. However, it remains a potential target for violent extremists and opportunistic criminal groups.

The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed a report from Microsoft that said Russia was ramping up a disinformation campaign ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, calling it "absolute slander". Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the Microsoft report as "blanket criticism that has no basis whatsoever," Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. 

Russia is waging an intense disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and stoking fears of violence at this summer's Paris Games, according to a new report from Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center. According to Microsoft, the influence operations utilise a potent mix of fake videos, fictitious news stories, and AI-generated impersonations, including the faked voice of Hollywood star Tom Cruise, Agence France-Presse reported late on Monday.

Amid mounting debt and concerns over its current capability to provide essential services for Paris 2024, the French tech giant has been in dire straits since 2020 and just announced May 31 as its deadline to decide on financial restructuring offers.

French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) director Vincent Strubel has identified organised crime as a key cybersecurity threat for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) director Vincent Strubel has insisted cybersecurity preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics are "on time".

The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are set to be one of the most intensely monitored Olympic Games yet, when it comes to cybersecurity.

A Japanese Minister in charge of cyber-security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive.