Cyber Outage Hits Paris Olympics IT Operations as Games Near

The Paris Olympics' organizing committee reported a global cyber outage affecting its IT operations just a week before the Games' commencement. Contingency plans were activated to maintain operations, but details on how the outage impacted operations were not immediately provided.

The Paris Olympics' organizing committee announced on Friday that a global cyber outage had disrupted its IT operations, only a week before the Games were set to begin.

In response, the committee activated contingency plans to ensure operations could continue smoothly.

However, specific details on the extent of the disruption were not immediately disclosed.