Russia targeted Tokyo Olympics in cyberattacks: British gov't

Russian military intelligence carried out cyberattacks targeting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics originally scheduled to be held this summer with the aim of disrupting the events, the British government said Monday.Russia's GRU engaged in hostile cyber activity before the decision in March to postpone the games to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Cyber reconnaissance was carried out on organizers, sponsor firms and logistics services, the British government said. The details of the cyberattacks are not immediately known, nor is it clear whether the cyberattacks caused actual dam…READ FULL ARTICLE