"Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, speaking in Washington on Wednesday, announced that his nation's security agencies had "foiled a series of cyberattacks" of "Russian origin." Tajani said the attempted attacks targeted numerous "Foreign Ministry offices, starting with Washington, and also some Winter Olympics sites, including hotels in Cortina." Past Olympic-related cyberattacks came in Paris in 2024, and Pyeongchang in 2018. It is widely thought that Russian actors were behind them."
"Russian bans from games both for doping infractions as well as its war of aggression in Ukraine are seen as motivation for such acts of aggression. British intelligence services say Russian hackers were also eyeballing attacks on Tokyo in 2021. Russia has been excluded from this year's event over Ukraine. However, 13 Russian and 7 Belarus athletes have been allowed to compete as neutrals alongside 3,500 global Olympians."
"The northern Italian city of Milan and the neighboring Cortina d'Ampezzo region are hosting this year's Winter Olympics between February 6 and 22. Some 2 million visitors are expected, including 60,000 at Friday's opening ceremonies at San Siro Stadium in Milan, which will be attended by US Vice President JD Vance among others. Numerous protests are scheduled to take place throughout the course of the event,"
Italy's security agencies foiled cyberattacks of Russian origin targeting foreign ministry offices and Winter Olympics sites, including Cortina hotels. Past Olympic-related cyberattacks occurred in Paris 2024 and Pyeongchang 2018 and are widely attributed to Russian actors. Bans related to doping and the war in Ukraine are seen as possible motivations. British intelligence reported Russian hackers eyed attacks on Tokyo in 2021. Russia was excluded from this year's games over Ukraine, though 13 Russian and 7 Belarusian athletes compete as neutrals among 3,500 athletes. Milan and Cortina host the Winter Olympics Feb 6-22 with heightened security, red zones, and planned protests.
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