Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Hit by Data Breach

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games event volunteers and ticket holders’ credentials were allegedly stolen after a data breach, according to a statement last week from a Japanese government official, says Computer Weekly.

According to an official, who spoke on the condition of remaining anonymous, the stolen credentials were sent to volunteer websites. Despite the fact that the data breach scale was not substantial, measures were being taken to prevent the dissemination of the affected information in the future.

The Japanese government has been gearing up for a broader offensive than the one launched against the Rio de Janeiro and London Olympics. It has been working with the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on cybersecurity exercises such as Cyber Colosseum that would simulate possible attacks in urban and rural areas.

In order to avoid cyberattacks, Japan forme…

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