ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the venues for the Paris 2024 Olympics and dozens of museum shops in France have suffered a cyber attack, with hackers demanding payment in cryptocurrency. The hackers exploited the data processing systems of about 40 tourist attractions to collect sensitive financial data, with the targeted venues including the Grand Palais museum. The French Cybercrime Unit (BL2C) is investigating the attack.According to Paris authorities, this attack has not affected the scheduling of the Olympics.

ChainCatcher News: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis emphasized that Bitcoin, as a form of currency, has resilience that is not affected by large-scale network disruptions. Her remarks came after a significant system outage at Crowdstrike, which impacted multiple industries and was described by some as "the largest IT disruption in history."

ChainCatcher message, CrowdStrike founder George Kurtz posted on the X platform that CrowdStrike is actively working with customers affected by the Windows host content update defect. Mac and Linux hosts are not affected, this incident is not a security incident or cyber attack, the issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed. CrowdStrike advises customers to visit the support portal for the latest information and to communicate with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. The company team has been fully mobilized to ensure the safety and stability of customers.

ChainCatcher news, according to Nikkei, the United Nations Security Council has released the final report of the expert group reviewing the implementation of sanctions against North Korea. The report indicates that approximately 50% of North Korea's foreign exchange income comes from cyberattacks. North Korea is under investigation for allegedly participating in cyberattacks against companies related to crypto assets (virtual currencies), which have caused losses of about $3 billion.It is reported that the expert group investigated the implementation of sanctions against North Korea from July 2023 to January 2024, revealing methods used to evade sanctions. The report is not legally binding, but the Security Council or member states may impose new sanctions on organizations or individuals that violate the rules based on the report.

ChainCatcher news reports, citing information provided by the National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan, that several cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan have been targeted by cyberattacks initiated by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group. Employees of the attacked companies were tricked into opening phishing emails sent by the hackers, resulting in their computers ultimately being infected with viruses.It is reported that Lazarus is a North Korean hacker organization that has been involved in several cryptocurrency attacks, including those on Ronin and KuCoin, and is skilled in social engineering attacks. (Source link)