Tag: Olympics
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The Olympics: a timeline of scams, hacks, and malware
The 2020 Olympics are, after a bit of a delayed start, officially in full swing. So too is the possibility for scammers to crawl out of the …
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US senators warn China’s Digital Yuan could compromise Olympic athletes
Three US senators have written [PDF] to their nation’s Olympic Committee with a request that it “forbid American athletes from receiving or …
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Japanese government official says Olympic ticket data leaked
A government official told Kyodo News on Wednesday that login IDs and passwords for the Tokyo Olympic ticket portal had been posted to a …
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Smashing Security podcast #204: Green buttons, Olympic attacks, and… an apology
There’s been a cybersecurity goof in the wake of the presidential elections, the US fingers the hackers responsible for disrupting the …
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US Indicts GRU Officers for NotPetya, Olympics Attacks and More
The US government has indicted six Russian military officers accused of a slew of major cyber-attacks including NotPetya and attempted …
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Notpetya, Olympics hacking, Novichok probe meddling… America throws the book at six alleged Kremlin hackers
Six men have been named as Russian military hackers and accused of spreading malware, disrupting the Olympics in retaliation for Russia’s …
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Olympics Could Face Disruption from Regional Powers
Japan’s rivals in the Asia-Pacific region will likely target the nation with cyberattacks and disinformation during the coming Summer …
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Cloud flaws expose millions of child-tracking smartwatches
Parents buy their children GPS-enabled smartwatches to keep track of them, but security flaws mean they’re not the only ones who can. …
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Cloud flaws expose millions of child watch trackers
Parents buy their children GPS-enabled smartwatches to keep track of them, but security flaws mean they’re not the only ones who can. …
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ICO scammer Maksim Zaslavskiy to miss 2020 Tokyo Olympics over digital currency fraud
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 …
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