New cyber attack, this time against a New York institution. New York’s Metropolitan Opera declared the target of a cyber-attack on Thursday, December 8, which hampered the operation of its website, ticket office and call center. The prestigious opera house in America’s arts and culture megacity said its “network problems” began on Thursday. Concretely, the scheduled performances will take place but orders for new tickets, exchanges and refunds are not possible for the moment, according to Met Opera.
The institution in an upscale north Manhattan neighborhood declined to explain the nature of the cyberattack and did not respond to AFP’s inquiries. The specialized media OperaWire, citing a letter from the director general of the Met Opera Peter Gelb to members of the institute, specifies that an investigation is underway. For years, cyberattacks have targeted businesses, public and private institutions, and government departments in the United States and many foreign countries.
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Last accident in France, Versailles Hospital near Paris he has been targeted since 3 December by a cyber attack which has forced him to transfer several patients. The House of Representatives of Congress in Washington on Thursday passed a national defense bill, with a component of tens of millions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity.
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