Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponed
Russian
MILITARY intelligence services were planning a cyber-attack on the Japanese-hosted Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo this summer in an attempt to disrupt the world’s premier sporting event, the
UK National Cyber Security Centre has revealed, disclosing a joint operation with the US intelligence agencies.
The
Russian cyber-reconnaissance work covered the Games organisers, logistics services and sponsors and was under way before the Olympics was postponed due to
Coronavirus.