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Tokyo Olympics: Russian hackers targeted Games, UK says
Source: BBC
Tokyo Olympics: Russian hackers targeted Games, UK says
19 October 2020
Russian hackers targeted this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo with the aim of disrupting them, UK officials said.
The Foreign Office said Russia's GRU military intelligence carried out "cyber reconnaissance" against officials and organisations involved.
The alleged attacks took place before the Games were postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials did not, however, specify the nature or extent of the cyber-attacks in detail.
At the same time, the US Department of Justice announced charges against six Russian GRU officers for alleged cyber-attacks serving "the strategic benefit of Russia".
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19 October 2020
Russian hackers targeted this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo with the aim of disrupting them, UK officials said.
The Foreign Office said Russia's GRU military intelligence carried out "cyber reconnaissance" against officials and organisations involved.
The alleged attacks took place before the Games were postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials did not, however, specify the nature or extent of the cyber-attacks in detail.
At the same time, the US Department of Justice announced charges against six Russian GRU officers for alleged cyber-attacks serving "the strategic benefit of Russia".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54600098
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Source: The Guardian
Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK
Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponed
Patrick Wintour in London, Julian Borger in Washington
Mon 19 Oct 2020 19.41 BST
Russian military intelligence services were planning a cyber-attack on the Japanese-hosted Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo this summer in an attempt to disrupt the world’s premier sporting event, the UK National Cyber Security Centre has revealed, disclosing a joint operation with the US intelligence agencies.
The Russian cyber-reconnaissance work covered the Games organisers, logistics services and sponsors and was under way before the Olympics was postponed due to coronavirus.
Many previous ascribed Russian cyber-attacks have been against the state institutions of Moscow’s political opponents, but some cyber-activity has been directed at the agencies conducting inquiries into Russian sports doping.
The evidence is the first indication that Russia was prepared to go as far as to disrupt the summer Games, from which all Russian competitors had been excluded because of persistent state-sponsored doping offences.
The UK has also become the first government to confirm details of the breadth of a previously reported Russian attempt to disrupt the 2018 winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It declared with what it described as 95% confidence that the disruption of both the winter and summer Olympics was carried out remotely by the GRU unit 74455.
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Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponed
Patrick Wintour in London, Julian Borger in Washington
Mon 19 Oct 2020 19.41 BST
Russian military intelligence services were planning a cyber-attack on the Japanese-hosted Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo this summer in an attempt to disrupt the world’s premier sporting event, the UK National Cyber Security Centre has revealed, disclosing a joint operation with the US intelligence agencies.
The Russian cyber-reconnaissance work covered the Games organisers, logistics services and sponsors and was under way before the Olympics was postponed due to coronavirus.
Many previous ascribed Russian cyber-attacks have been against the state institutions of Moscow’s political opponents, but some cyber-activity has been directed at the agencies conducting inquiries into Russian sports doping.
The evidence is the first indication that Russia was prepared to go as far as to disrupt the summer Games, from which all Russian competitors had been excluded because of persistent state-sponsored doping offences.
The UK has also become the first government to confirm details of the breadth of a previously reported Russian attempt to disrupt the 2018 winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It declared with what it described as 95% confidence that the disruption of both the winter and summer Olympics was carried out remotely by the GRU unit 74455.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/russia-planned-cyber-attack-on-tokyo-olympics-says-uk
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