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Title: ‘Olympic Destroyer’ Malware Behind Winter Olympics Cyberattack, Researchers Say
Post by: maruf.swe on March 30, 2019, 01:30:15 AM

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The malware’s sole purpose was to take down systems, not steal data, Cisco Talos researchers say.

Winter Olympics officials have confirmed that a cyberattack occurred during the games’ opening ceremony on Feb. 9, but are remaining mum on the source of the attack. Researchers say the attack employed malware, dubbed Olympic Destroyer, that was written with the sole intention of destroying systems, not to steal data.

For More Details : https://threatpost.com/olympic-destroyer-malware-behind-winter-olympics-cyberattack-researchers-say/129918/ (https://threatpost.com/olympic-destroyer-malware-behind-winter-olympics-cyberattack-researchers-say/129918/)