Warning of increased email fraud before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - the largest sporting event on the planet is approaching and this is also no more favorable opportunity for cybercriminals to take advantage of illicit profits from the concern and gullibility of many people. Recently, the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Committee issued a warning about fraudulent email distribution campaigns, designed to resemble emails sent from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee 2020.

These fake emails are designed meticulously and professionally to trick victims into clicking on links or downloading malicious files attached to emails. In addition, these phishing emails can redirect recipients to anonymous websites or infect malware on victims' computers. The above scam method is not new but still very effective. Therefore, consider carefully before you click on any link attached to an email from an unauthenticated address.

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Olympic 2020 phishing attacks are planned on the dark web

According to a report by KYODO News, a 2020 Olympic Games phishing attack targeting internet users in Japan and the United States has just been discovered on the dark web when a group of freelance security experts Successful penetration into the discussions of an unidentified hacker organization.

'Looking at this dialogue, it is highly likely that the hacker group is of Chinese origin,' said Shuhei Igarashi, deputy director of Japanese security firm Antuit.

Of course this is not the only case to be discovered. In addition to spreading malicious code, some of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic fraudulent campaigns also aim to deceive victims' money through offers to buy tickets, book rooms, register tours in Japan at discount…. All are planned on the dark web.

"Until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics officially take place, internet users around the world should be wary of emails related to this sporting event. Although that email may look official and legal, but if you have no reason to receive such an email or you find the email content problematic, do not click on any links or open any attachments in that email ', the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee 2020 scene newspaper.