At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background

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Now that the Games are ending, and some 16,000 athletes, organizers, journalists and other visitors are heading home, concerns turn to what malware and other problems those who failed to heed the warnings might be carrying with them.

The good news: Cybersecurity firm Mandiant said there's been no sign of any "intrusion activity" tied to the Olympics by the Chinese or other governments.

It's also possible that the electronic surveillance was most important when visitors were in China, and wouldn't continue when those people went home, he said. Unfettered internet access is important for many amateur Olympic athletes who post photos and videos of their feats on Instagram and other social media sites. It can be critical for landing sponsors.

And U.S.-born Chinese freestyle skiing sensation Eileen Gu has posted multiple times on Instagram since the Games began. Some U.S. athletes said they were also using VPNs, which can be used to tunnel through China's so-called "Great Firewall" a censorship system which blocks websites, services and apps deemed inappropriate by authorities.

"The Chinese government is not interested in the average snowboarder," said Greg Austin, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

 

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What can they steal from bunch of sports players? Those accusations are just pure stupidity.

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