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They said cyber criminals had targeted the institution's central
computer system, but the incident had not caused any disruption
to Olympic events taking place in the iconic glass-roofed
exhibition hall in the centre of the French capital.
The computer system at the venue also handles data for 40 mainly
small museums with which it is affiliated, the prosecutors said
in an email.
Franceinfo radio said the attackers had demanded payment of a
ransom within 48 hours, threatening to post online the financial
data they had obtained if they did not receive the unspecified
sum of money.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Writing by Leigh Thomas;
Editing by Helen Popper)
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