Network Security, Threat Intelligence

Why threat actors target large events like the Olympics

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Enterprise Security Weekly's Adrian Sanabria discusses Fortinet's recently released threat intelligence report with Fortinet's Derek Manky on why threat actors target the 2024 Summer Olympics and other large, headline-grabbing events.

"Traffic equals cash to cybercriminals, specifically," said Manky, adding there's a political angle with global events such as the Olympics in addition to cybercrime and monetization attacks. "It's literally a potpourri of all these different attacks coming together."

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