Olympics face serious risk of malicious cyber activity

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The Olympic Games begin next week in Paris and cybersecurity company WithSecure is warning that they face a greater risk of cyberattack than ever due to the current state of geopolitical uncertainty.

As the world's biggest sporting event, the Olympics draws potential attacks from both criminal and nation-state threat actors, with various objectives and capabilities.

"We strongly believe that the Paris Olympics will face a greater threat of malicious cyber activity than previous Olympics," says Tim West, director of threat intelligence and outreach at WithSecure.

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Author / Journalist: Ian Barker

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesFranceMali

Topics: Cybersecurity Article Cyberattack Olympic Games Hacking

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Published On: 2024-07-15 @ 10:24:52 (1 days ago)

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