Russia hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look like North Korea did it

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 1:51 PM
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Russia hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look
like North Korea did it
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Russia hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look like North Korea did it

https://www.vox.com/world/2018/2/25/17050058/russia-hacked-olympics-pyeongchang-north-korea

        Russian military spies hacked hundreds of computers at the
        2018 Olympic Games in South Korea -- and tried to make it look
        like North Korea was the culprit, according to a new report.
        It is likely retaliation against the International Olympic
        Committee (IOC) for banning the Russian team from Olympics
        because of a widespread doping scheme it used to cheat in
        previous competitions.  The Washington Post's Ellen Nakashima
        reported on Saturday evening that the GRU, Russia's military
        intelligence agency, accessed as many as 300 Olympics-related
        computers earlier this month, according to two US officials.
        To cover their tracks, and to pin any suspicions on North
        Korea, the hackers used North Korean IP addresses, among other
        tactics.

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