Ransomware attack linked to museum break-in and theft of golden exhibits www.theregister.com/2025/09/2…

Dozens of French museums fell victim to a ransomware attack in August 2024, and the nation’s Natural History Museum copped another attack in July 2025.

The Museum’s systems were so damaged that it reportedly cancelled an exhibition.

Last week the Museum discovered that thieves had broken into its minerals display section by using an angle grinder to cut through a door, before wielding a blowtorch to open a case containing gold specimens worth about $705,000.

French media report the heist was possible because the July cyberattack broke the Museum’s alarms and video surveillance systems.