PARIS — An uncommon takeover of the French sports minister’s X account was noticed and stopped rapidly, however the case underscored the necessity for French officers to arrange for a variety of cyberthreats after they host the Olympics this summer season.

Some X customers famous that the account of French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra modified its photograph over the weekend. One tech firm chief govt stated he obtained a weird message from that account, in English, warning he was violating the social media firm’s insurance policies and would see his account closed except he clicked a hyperlink to contest that willpower.