ICE and Qatari Security Forces at the Winter Olympics Put Italians on Edge

The influx of security personnel from around the world is sparking concern among Italians ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympic Games...

FCC Bans Foreign-Made Drones and Key Parts Over U.S. National Security Risks

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission FCC on Monday announced a ban on all drones and critical components made in a foreign country, citing national security concerns. To that end, the agency has added to its Covered List Uncrewed aircraft systems UAS and UAS critical components produced in ...

The Evolution of Russian Physical-Cyber Espionage

The Evolution of Russian Physical-Cyber Espionage By Ryan Slaney · October 6, 2025 Russian state-sponsored cyber operations, primarily those conducted by hackers belonging to its Main Intelligence Directorate GRU, also known as APT28, have long combined digital intrusions with physical tradecraft...

Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip

Plus: China-linked hackers infiltrate US internet providers, authorities crack down on a major piracy operation, and a ransomware gang claims attacks during the Paris Olympics...

How Cyberthreats Could Disrupt the Olympics

Introduction Cybersecurity experts are on high alert, as the 2024 Olympic Games continue over the coming weeks. Historically, the Olympics have been a prime target for cybercriminals, state-sponsored actors, and hacktivists. The convergence of global attention, vast amounts of sensitive data, and...

Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics

Long-distance cables were severed across France in a move that disrupted internet connectivity...

Researchers Warn of Increased Cyberterrorism Activity Targeting Paris Olympics

Cyberterrorism is on the rise, posing a significant threat to global events like the Paris Olympics and elections,…...

At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You

A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch...

Paris Olympics 2024: Securing The Games

The Rising Cyber Threats In recent years, the threat of cyberattacks has grown exponentially, affecting the sports sector as well. Major international events like the Olympics are prime targets for cybercriminals, hacktivists, and even nation-states. The reasons are clear: these events attract...

Checking in on the state of cybersecurity and the Olympics

With the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony only two weeks away now, there is one thing thats an absolute guarantee of one thing happening during the traditionally unpredictable games: Cyber attacks. Every time there is a new Olympic Games, theres a renewed discussion about how threat actors,...

ICO Scams Leverage 2024 Olympics to Lure Victims, Use AI for Fake Sites

In this blog we uncover threat actors using the 2024 Olympics to lure victims into investing in an initial coin offering ICO. Similar schemes have been found to use AI-generated images for their fake ICO websites...

Critical Cybersecurity Loopholes Found in Paris 2024 Olympics Infrastructure

By Deeba Ahmed Paris 2024 Olympics face cybersecurity threats. Outpost24 analysis reveals open ports, SSL misconfigurations, and more. Can the organizers secure the Games in time? Read for critical insights and potential consequences. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post:...

The Queen’s Funeral Sets Off the Biggest UK Police Operation Ever

Snipers on buildings. Drone no-fly zones. Temporary CCTV. The security plan is even more complex than it was for the London 2012 Olympics...

FBI: Use a Burner Phone at the Olympics

Use a burner phone if you’re traveling to the Olympics, the FBI warned on Tuesday, lest you come home with a nasty case of malware and/or snatched personal data. The FBI didn’t mention specific threats, per se, but its alert warned those traveling to the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and...

FBI Releases PIN on Potential Cyber Activities During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released a Private Industry Notification PIN to warn entities associated with the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics that malicious cyber actors could use a broad range of cyber activities to disrupt these events. These...

China’s Olympics App Is Horribly Insecure

China is mandating that athletes download and use a health and travel app when they attend the Winter Olympics next month. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes. Key Findings: MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, ha...

Beijing Olympics App Flaws Allow Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

The mobile app that all attendees and athletes of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics must use to manage communications and documentation at the event has a “devastating” flaw in the way it encrypts data that can allow for man-in-the-middle attacks that access sensitive user information,...

This Week in Security News - August 20, 2021

This Week in Security News: Tokyo Olympics Leveraged in Cybercrime Attack and T-Mobile Confirms Hack...

Tokyo Olympics Leveraged in Cybercrime Attack

Just before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, we confirmed an attack that directed users from a fake TV broadcast schedule page to browser notification spam...

Tokyo Streaming Traffic Runs Rings Around Rio

With 35 medals at stake, the last full day of competition during the games in Tokyo generated the highest video streaming traffic for 30-plus customers on the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform. Medal matches for baseball, basketball, and soccer, along with several track and field finals, drove...