Why did the servers of the Winter Olympics close?

The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was marked by an online attack on POCOG servers on Friday.

The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games (POCOG) has confirmed that there was an attack on cyberspace that caused IPTV television programs to malfunction, according to the Yonhap News.

Σύμφωνα με τη δημοσίευση, η POCOG δήλωσε ότι οι διακομιστές της χτυπήθηκαν από έναν “άγνωστο εισβολέα” κατά τη διάρκεια της τελετής έναρξης και ότι έκλεισε τους servers (και την of) to prevent further damage.servers

The site, which was closed during the opening ceremony held on Friday, was reactivated at 8am local time on Saturday.

At present we do not know details, but its analyst McAfee Advanced Threat Research, Ryan Sherstobitoff reported that his team discovered a par of malicious documents targeting the Winter Games just days before the opening ceremony.

“The document contained the same metadata properties as those used by GoldDragon and sought to obtain on the systems belonging to organizations involved in winter sports," said Sherstobitoff.

“It is clear that the attacks are in and are likely to continue throughout the games. What has yet to be determined is whether the hackers involved are doing it for fame or if their motivations are greater.”

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