Cybercrime ‘greatest threat’ for Paris Olympics, says Interpol exec

The Arc de Triomphe reflects in an official’s store window for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Lyon-based Interpol, which helps intelligence-sharing among security forces around the world, is working closely with French authorities to identify cyber, terror and other criminal dangers ahead of the July 26-Aug 11 event. — AFP

PARIS: Cybercrime is likely to be the biggest security threat for the Paris Olympic Games later this year, a senior figure at the international police organisation Interpol said on Jan 19.

Lyon-based Interpol, which helps intelligence-sharing among security forces around the world, is working closely with French authorities to identify cyber, terror and other criminal dangers ahead of the July 26-Aug 11 event.