With more than 11,000 athletes from 206 countries participating, the world is watching the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with great enthusiasm. But, unfortunately, while the Olympics showcases the very best in sporting talent, it also has a history of attracting cybersecurity threats from those seeking to cause politically motivated harm, make easy money, spread mass panic or undermine the prestige of the host nation on an international stage.
One such instance occurred during the 2016 Rio Olympics when attackers targeted the ‘World Anti-Doping Agency’ and the ‘Court of Attribution for Sport’ to obtain drug test results, leak them onto the public domain and attack their websites. This leak also included sensitive information about the athletes to damage their professional careers and reputation.
Tokyo 2020 has also experienced a data breach resulting in the usernames, bank details, addresses, and passwords of ticket holders and event volunteers reportedly being compromised and leaked online. While the Japanese Government officials claimed that the damage was not severe, the breach was an unwelcome start to such a grand event.
A tweet by Italian cybersecurity expert Stefano Zanero reported another security failure, which says, “The next time you hear talk of very sophisticated security policies and products, you can comment with this video.” The video shows the surprising incident during the airing of a volleyball game when a TV commentator asked for the credentials to his computer. Not realizing they were live on air, his colleague said out loud the ..
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