{"id":210719,"date":"2026-02-05T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/russian-origin-cyberattacks-target-italys-winter-olympics-the-register\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:40:13","slug":"russian-origin-cyberattacks-target-italys-winter-olympics-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/russian-origin-cyberattacks-target-italys-winter-olympics-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Russian origin’ cyberattacks target Italy’s Winter Olympics \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Russian origin’ cyberattacks target Italy’s Winter Olympics \u2022 The Register<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2026\/02\/05\/winter_olympics_russian_attacks\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-05 06:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.theregister.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Italy’s foreign minister says the country has already started swatting away cyberattacks from Russia targeting the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Antonio Tajani told reporters on Wednesday that a series of cyberattacks targeted some of the government’s foreign offices, including the one in the US capital.<\/p>\n

He said they were “of Russian origin,” but did not specify whether this appeared to be state-backed activity, nor provide details about the nature of the attacks, AP reported.<\/p>\n

“We prevented a series of cyberattacks against foreign ministry sites, starting with Washington, and also involving some Winter Olympics sites, including hotels in Cortina,” he said.<\/p>\n

Tajani’s comments follow a warning from the UK’s cybersecurity agency not to underestimate pro-Russia hacktivists, and although it was issued in the context of attacks on UK critical infrastructure, Russia and those aligned to it have a long history of targeting the Summer and Winter Games.<\/p>\n

Since it hosted the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, an event Russia hoped it could use as a political springboard, the UK, US, and others have formally attributed several cyberattacks against the events in the years that followed to Russia.<\/p>\n

These included various attacks on the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang and disinformation campaigns surrounding the Paris Games in 2024.<\/p>\n

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Russia from competing in the Games in 2017 following a doping scandal involving a number of its athletes, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned it from all international sporting events in 2019.<\/p>\n

That WADA sanction was due to be lifted after the 2022 Beijing Games, but Russia then invaded Ukraine, leading the IOC to impose an indefinite ban on Russian athletes.<\/p>\n

Thirteen Russians will compete in Milano Cortina, but they must do so as independents \u2013…<\/p>\n

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