It turns out that Russia's national hacking organization was launching a cyber attack on the Tokyo Olympics
A member of a hacking group reporting directly to a Russian military agency was arrested and prosecuted in a joint investigation between the British National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and US intelligence agencies. In it, it became clear that 'a hacking group backed by the Russian government was conducting a cyberattack on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.'
Six Russian GRU Officers Charged in Connection with Worldwide Deployment of Destructive Malware and Other Disruptive Actions in Cyberspace | OPA | Department of Justice
US, Britain call out Russian hacking spree, cyberattacks against Olympics | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia-idUSKBN2742EB
Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK | World news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/russia-planned-cyber-attack-on-tokyo-olympics-says-uk
According to US and British authorities, the cyberattack was carried out by 74455 units of the General Information Bureau (GRU) of the Russian Federation Army Chief of Staff . The 74455 unit has been conducting malicious cyber activities from 2015 to 2019, and has launched attacks on various targets from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to the 2017 French presidential election.
On October 15, 2020, the US Department of Justice announced that it had indicted six Russian hackers belonging to 74455 units. British officials also revealed that GRU's 74455 unit was also attacking the organizers and sponsors of the Tokyo Olympics, which was scheduled for 2020.
Although the specific attack method and results of the 74455 unit were not disclosed, it was targeted at the organizers, sponsors, and logistics companies involved in the Olympics. Although the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed due to the new coronavirus, it seems that attacks had been carried out even before the postponement was decided.
In addition, it turned out that this 74455 unit launched a cyber attack not only at the Tokyo Olympics but also at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. In addition, the otPetya malware used in cyber attacks on Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has spread around the world, with three victims and a total of $ 1 billion at two hospitals, 60 companies and 18 community satellite facilities. It is reported that the damage was about 105 billion yen).
It has also been pointed out that Russia's cyberattacks on major sporting events such as the Olympics may be in retaliation for alleged doping. A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) survey conducted from September to December 2019 revealed that Russia was committing doping fraud throughout the country. Russia has a history of doping problems throughout the country in 2014, and since it was not purified at all, Russia was banned from participating in major sports competitions for four years. Did.
15-year-old news Russia's doping problem banned for four years One of the biggest punishments ever-Mainichi Shimbun
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20191214/dbg/048/040/005000c
In response, Russian hacker groups have also been found to have launched cyberattacks against anti-doping organizations around the world.
Russian-backed hacker group turns out to be attacking anti-doping organizations around the world-GIGAZINE
'GRU's actions against the Olympics and Paralympics are cynical and reckless, and we blame them in the strongest possible terms,' said British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab. 'We have repeatedly warned that Russia is a very capable cyber threat,' said FBI Deputy Secretary of State David Bowditch. 'The information revealed in this indictment tells the world how Russia's cyber activities are. It shows whether it is infested and destructive. '
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