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Article snippet: Nation-state and criminal hackers are targeting the Winter Olympics at a rapidly increasing rate, raising fears of phishing scams, hacks and other disruptive attacks. Organizations are cracking down on security and experts are warning those attending the games set to begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 9 to be on high alert. Experts are observing an uptick in phishing attacks orchestrated by run-of-the-mill cyber criminals that use the games as a hook to draw attendees and other would-be victims into scams. “It’s growing at an exponential rate," said Paul Martini, CEO of network security company iboss. “The accessibility to technology to enable criminal activity is just easier and easier.” The Department of Homeland Security issued an alert Thursday warning travelers to the Olympics that cyber criminals could attempt to steal personally identifiable information or users’ credentials to profit financially. “There is also the possibility that mobile or other communications will be monitored,” the alert said. Additionally, there has been an increase in attempted attacks around the 2018 games themselves, some targeting participating organizations and sponsors and others within the infrastructure of the games. “Behind the scenes, there’s a significant increase in attacks around Olympic supporting systems and the games themselves,” Mark Nunnikhoven, vice president of cloud research at Trend Micro, told The Hill. Researchers at McAfee say they have identified a ... Link to the full article to read more