As the opening ceremonies of the 2018 winter olympics began in Pyeongchang, a cyberattack targeted the games’ digital infrastructure, jeopardizing WIFI connections, event tickets, and even the official Olympics app, packed full of information on event schedules, maps, and hotel reservations. Andy Greenberg examines who was behind the attack and why they wanted to publicly embarrass South Korea.
The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History
Andy Greenberg | Wired | October 17, 2019 | 8,126 words