Tag: olympics

Iranian cyber group Emennet Pasargad, operating as Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan (ASA), has been linked to targeting the 2024 Summer Olympics and compromising a French display provider. The group, part of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, used AI software, fictitious hosting resellers, and psych…

This report examines the malicious activities surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where adversaries set up fraudulent social media profiles, online stores, ticketing systems, and cryptocurrencies to exploit the event's popularity. Researchers analyzed newly registered domains (NRDs) before th…

Cybercriminals seize high-profile events like the Olympic Games to orchestrate malicious campaigns. Researchers observed a surge in newly registered domains with Olympic themes used for illicit activities such as gambling sites, money laundering, and human trafficking schemes. These domains imperso…

This analysis examines an ongoing, undetected fraudulent campaign named 'Ticket Heist' targeting Russian-speaking users, several Eastern European countries, and English-speaking individuals seeking tickets for various sporting events and festivals. The campaign involves a network of 708 fraudulent …