Réunion des Musées Nationaux Details

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    Réunion des Musées Nationaux

    • employees • Civil Society and Non-Profits

    France

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    Civil Society and Non-Profits

    Security Incidents

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    The Réunion des Musées Nationaux is a French cultural umbrella organisation formed in 2011, through the merger of the Paris National Museums and the Grand Palais.

    Security Incidents

    Réunion des Musées Nationaux Breach of Aug 2024
    Severity Score
    Significant to High

    Type

    Ransomware Attack

    Summary

    On August 3-4, a ransomware attack compromised the central data systems of Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums in the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN) network. Approximately 40 museums across France were impacted.

    Although the breach was detected on Sunday, it did not disrupt the ongoing Summer Olympic events. The Paris prosecutor’s office has assigned the Brigade for Combating Cybercrime to investigate and identify the perpetrators while assessing the full extent of the attack.

    Brain Cipher claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, threatening to release 300 GB of data and hinting at...
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    Severity

    The ransomware attack on the central data systems of Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums within the Réunion des Musées Nationaux network had a significant impact, affecting data infrastructures across approximately 40 museums in France. Although there was no disruption to concurrent Summer Olympics events and no direct exposure of customer data, the breach compromised internal data systems and potentially involved the theft of 300 GB of sensitive information, including financial data. The attack's sophisticated code obfuscation techniques further complicated detection and analysis, underscor...
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    Impact

    The ransomware attack on the central data systems of Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums within the Réunion des Musées Nationaux network had a significant impact on data infrastructures across approximately 40 museums in France. While there was no interruption to Summer Olympics events at these venues and no evidence of customer data exposure, the breach did compromise internal data systems. This raises substantial concerns about the possible theft of intellectual property or operational data.

    Brain Cipher, the group claiming responsibility, stated they possess 300 GB of data and indicated ...
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