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.""
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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 :