Home / Sports / Italy Thwarts Russian Cyber-Assault on Winter Olympics
Italy Thwarts Russian Cyber-Assault on Winter Olympics
5 Feb
Summary
- Italy foiled Russian cyber-attacks targeting the Winter Olympics.
- Websites for the Games, hotels, and foreign ministry facilities were targeted.
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani confirmed the Russian origin of the attacks.
Italian authorities have successfully thwarted cyber-attacks originating from Russia that were targeting the ongoing Winter Olympics. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced that multiple sensitive websites were targeted, including those associated with the Games themselves.
Additional targets encompassed hotels located in the host town of Cortina d'Ampezzo and facilities belonging to the foreign ministry. Notably, even an Italian embassy in Washington was subjected to these cyber intrusions. Minister Tajani explicitly attributed the actions to a Russian origin, highlighting a significant digital security breach attempt.
Disclaimer: This story has been auto-aggregated and auto-summarised by a computer program. This story has not been edited or created by the Feedzop team.
