Olympics

Volocopter Tests eVTOL ‘Air Taxi’ At Versailles

German start-up Volocopter conducts test-flights of eVTOL 'air taxi' in Paris region after dream of Olympic passenger routes stymied

3 months ago

US Sanctions Russian Hackers Over Infrastructure Attacks

US Treasury sanctions two members of Russian hacking group over critical infrastructure attacks as hacktivists threaten Olympics

4 months ago

FBI Urges Olympic Athletes To Use Burner Phones

FBI urges athletes competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics to leave their personal devices at home, and rather carry burner…

3 years ago

Olympic Destroyer Malware Used False Flags – Kaspersky Lab

Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual…

7 years ago

Researchers Identify Malware That Disrupted Pyeongchang Olympics Launch

The code was preloaded with usernames and passwords for the Pyeongchang Olympic Games' official servers, indicating a sophisticated attacker

7 years ago

Attack Takes Down Pyeongchang Games Web Systems

The website of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was disabled for about 12 hours after a cyberattack that affected 'non-critical' servers

7 years ago

PyeongChang 2018 Olympics Hack Installed ‘In-Depth’ Spyware

A malware campaign targeting Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organisations installed tools capable of sending detailed information back to attackers

7 years ago

‘Russian’ Fancy Bear State-Backed Hackers Attack US Senate

The Fancy Bear hacking group, best known for infiltrating the DNC, is making efforts to steal information from US political…

7 years ago

Stealth Malware Targets Pyeongchang Olympics Organisations

Organisations in South Korea involved in organising this winter's Pyeongchang Olympics are being hit by a disguised malware campaign

7 years ago

PyeongChang 2018: Visa Offers Contactless Gloves, Stickers & Pins For Mobile Payments

Visa offers novel wearable payment devices for spectators at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games

7 years ago

PyeongChang 2018: Intel Brings 5G And eSports To Winter Olympics

Intel uses its Olympic technology partnership to bring 5G and eSports to Winter Olympics in PyeongChang 2018

7 years ago

Tokyo Wants To Make Flexible Working A Reality For 2020 Olympics

Inspired by London 2012, the Japanese government wants remote working to help transport and improve the life of citizens for…

7 years ago

Smart Stadiums, Streets & Airports: How Tokyo Is Preparing For 2020 Olympics

In three years' time, the Olympics will arrive in Tokyo. But how will smart city technology improve Tokyo 2020, the…

8 years ago

One Year To Go: PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Will Be First ‘All Cloud’ Games

All Olympic IT systems will be hosted on the cloud and environments for 12 venues virtualised

8 years ago

IOC Signs Up Alibaba As Olympics Cloud, E-Commerce And Digital Partner

International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects Alibaba for cloud services and infrastructure and to build an e-commerce platform for Olympic Games…

8 years ago

Rio 2016 Olympics Suffered Sustained 540Gbps DDoS Attacks

Arbor security claims Rio was a success in terms of mitigating powerful, prolonged DDoS attacks

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Zeus Panda Banking Trojan Arrives in Brazil

Variant of Zeus banking Trojan targets financial transactions in Brazil amid the backdrop of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Should You Ban Olympic Live Streaming On Your Network?

Brits are expected to watch up an average of 6 hours on corporate networks during Rio 2016. Should IT departments…

8 years ago

Rio 2016: Social Media Scams And 4,500 Malicious Apps Target Olympic Fans

RIO 2016: Olympic sports fans and organisations warned about dodgy apps and social media scams trying to steal data and…

8 years ago

BBC Will Broadcast Rio 2016 Olympic Games In 360 Degree Video

BBC experiments with VR and 360 degree video for Rio 2016 Olympics and will broadcast one live event a day…

8 years ago

Researchers Warn Of Rio 2016 Malware As Olympic Searches Return Threats

Cybercriminals will likely target Rio 2016 as researchers warn Olympic searches are already returning threats and federation websites compromised

8 years ago

Samsung Extends Olympic Partnership Until 2020

Samsung is to provide smartphones, tablets, PCs and printers to Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020

10 years ago

British Rowing Hopes Analytics Will Power Team GB To Olympic Glory

British Rowing agrees analytics partnership with SAS to boost the sport at elite and grass roots level

11 years ago

World’s ‘Largest Guest Network’ To Power Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Avaya tells TechWeekEurope about its role in creating the network for Sochi 2014

11 years ago

Google Doodle Offers Support to LGBT Community Ahead of Sochi 2014

Google becomes latest tech firm to offer support, while activists hijack McDonalds Sochi 2014 Twitter campaign

11 years ago

BT Olympic Security Chief: Cyber Terrorism No Real Threat

Most significant threat to London 2012 website came from hacktivists, as danger of digital terrorism practically non-existent

11 years ago

iCITY Completes £1bn Olympic Tech Hub Deal

iCITY finalises deal to take over the Olympic press and broadcast centres

12 years ago

BT Sport To Boost iCITY Olympic Tech Hub

BT Sport studios take advantage of two of the UK's most connected buildings

12 years ago

IT Life: Bringing Wireless Indoors

iWireless' Ravi Mondair tells about an IT life in indoor wireless systems

12 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Disability Tech

As the Paralympics starts in London, try our quiz to see what you know about technology and disability

12 years ago