- The Olympic Games Paris 2024 is just a few days away, but the event is already a major target for cyber attacks.
- In addition to the obvious threat from Russian hackers, the event may also be targeted by a few other types of cyber attacks.
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 is about to begin. The event is expected to sell over 13 million tickets and bring over 15 million visitors to France. While it has already created excitement for millions of sports fans worldwide, it is also expected to be a massive target for cybercrimes, especially given the country’s significant involvement in geopolitics. Further, the huge scale of monetary transactions during this event makes it a bigger target for threat actors.
Given this background, ZeroFox conducted a study to understand the possible physical and cybersecurity threats that could impact the sporting event. Here are a few cyber threats tourists and sports fans should watch out for a few recommendations for them to stay safe.
1. Attacks by Russian Hacker Groups
This is probably the biggest and primary cyber threat the event may face. France has taken steps that can be seen as hurting Russia when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine…
