Cyber Threats Targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics
Our friends at the CyberWire reported: “ZeroFox and Fortinet have both published reports on threats facing the 2024 Olympics in Paris. ZeroFox says the primary cybersecurity threat will be cyberattacks from Russia, which are “likely to take the form of DDoS attacks, data compromises, and scams carried out by Russian threat actor groups.”
The researchers note, “Russian cyber threat actors are likely to react to the strong showing of support for Ukraine at the Games, as well as previous bans of Russian athletes, by targeting the [International Olympic Committee].”
Fortinet is tracking cybercriminal activity on the dark web, observing “a significant increase in resources being gathered for the Paris Olympic Games, especially those targeting French-speaking users, French government agencies and businesses, and French infrastructure providers.”
These resources include “advanced tools and services designed to accelerate data breaches and gather personally identifiable information (PII), the sale of stolen credentials and compromised VPN connections to enable unauthorized access to private networks, and advertisements for phishing kits and exploit tools customized for the Paris Olympics.””
Phishing Templates Ready
We have 6 templates in the Phishing Templates “Current Events” category related to the 2024 Paris Olympics. They are localized in 34 languages as well so they are live and ready to go! Here’s the template names :
- Peacock: Home of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics (Link)
- Paris 2024: The Olympic app is here! (Link)
- Win a FREE ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics! (Link)
- YouTubeTV: Stream the Paris Olympics LIVE! Plus special athlete interviews (Link)
- Olympic Streaming Policy (PDF Attachment) (Spoofs Domain)
- HR: Cheer on the teams at the 2024 Paris Olympics! (Link) (Spoofs Domain)
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