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Summer Olympics is ripe for cyberattacks
2020-02-24 14:37

Millions of people are eagerly anticipating this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo-and so are cyberattackers. "Events like the Olympics serve as an amplifier for cybercrime," said Emily Wilson, vice president of research at Terbium Labs.

ICO scammer Maksim Zaslavskiy to miss 2020 Tokyo Olympics over digital currency fraud
2019-11-20 07:01

Businessman gets 18 months for bogus cryptocoin sales A 39 year-old man from New York has been ordered to spend the next 18 months in prison after being convicted of cryptocurrency-based securities fraud.…

Fancy Bear Targets Sporting, Anti-Doping Orgs As 2020 Olympics Loom
2019-10-29 14:57

The APT is once again targeting the sports world, Microsoft warns.

Russian Hackers Targeting Anti-Doping Agencies Ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
2019-10-29 07:19

As Japan gears up for the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the next year, the country needs to brace itself for sophisticated cyberattacks, especially from state-sponsored hackers....

Hackers Who Hit Winter Olympics 2018 Are Still Alive and Kicking
2018-06-19 14:18

Remember the 'Olympic Destroyer' cyber attack? The group behind it is still alive, kicking and has now been found targeting biological and chemical threat prevention laboratories in Europe and...

Winter Olympics Gold Medal for False Flag Goes to ... ?
2018-03-12 14:33

Researchers: To Foil Attribution, Attackers Planted Code Previously Tied to Lazarus GroupWhoever unleashed malware built to disrupt last month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea,...

Russians Hacked the Olympics
2018-03-01 12:47

Two weeks ago, I blogged about the myriad of hacking threats against the Olympics. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Russia hacked the Olympics network and tried to cast the blame on...

Russia Hacked Olympics Computers, Turned Blame on North Korea: Report
2018-02-25 18:45

Russian military spies hacked hundreds of computers used by Winter Olympics organizers and tried to make it look like the work of North Korea, the Washington Post reported Sunday, quoting US...

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Disrupted by Malware Attack
2018-02-13 06:03

The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics taking place in South Korea was disrupted over the weekend following a malware attack before and during the opening ceremony on Friday. The cyber attack coincided...

‘Olympic Destroyer’ Malware Behind Winter Olympics Cyberattack, Researchers Say
2018-02-12 22:53

The malware's sole purpose was to take down systems, not steal data, Cisco Talos researchers say.