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UK accuses Russian GRU military intelligence of conducting malicious cyber campaigns to sabotage Tokyo Olympics

20 October 2020 • 2 min read

British official have also disclosed details of Russian attempts to target 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in South Korea

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has accused Russia's GRU military intelligence services of planning to disrupt 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games which were scheduled to take place this ye...

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