A guard looks out from behind a gate as a police officer patrols in front of a fenced in hotel being used as part of the closed loop management for people who have arrived for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics on January 26, 2022 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Nation-state hackers might not want to get on China's bad side, but athletes, officials, volunteers and fans should watch their phones.
Jan 26, 2022
By
Tonya Riley
Old Trafford, Manchester United’s stadium. The cyberattack on the famous soccer club’s IT systems is a window into the threats facing the sports sector (Flick/Paul)
A soccer match at Anfield, home to Liverpool Football Club. A new report says British sporting organizations that are hacked could pay a heavy price for it. (Pixabay)
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on January 30, 2019. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Glenn Fawcett / Flickr)
The attack comes on the eve of the PGA Championship, one of golf’s four major tournaments. (Courtesy of PGA)
According to GolfWeek, PGA employees found they were locked out of systems Tuesday, with a message asking for bitcoin.