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The Malware of the Winter Olympics
A malicious file called win logon dot e x. was a worm that would first try to spread itself to as many other machines as it could, and then begin wiping the entire system it infected. The siber attack ripped through the i t inferstructure of the winter olympics in south corea at the exact moment the opening ceremony started. Was this sabotage, a targeted attack? Some teenage hactaviss making a statement? It was unclear. But there was no time to stop and think about that. They had to make sure the games continued without any more problems.