TECH

Russia prevents 25 million cyber attacks during World Cup
The World Cup has ended in Russia over the last month, and it is time to take stock of the biggest event in the world of the sport. Everything will have gone well in the organization, in terms of safety, with no record of incidents between the fans of the different teams. However, Russia has been a constant target of hackers for the duration of the competition, and according to the Russian secret services, its computer hardware, linked to the worldwide, have suffered at least 25 million attempts at attacks.The statements come from the Kremlin through Vladimir Putin, saying that behind the success of the competition is an important work of operational preparation, based on analysis and information, using all the resources and concentration to neutralize the effect of the attacks.The president of Russia thanked national and international security officials, highlighting the 126 representatives of 55 agencies from 34 states that helped maintain the security of the event. He also underlined the hope for cooperation after the World Cup.
Dan Coats, the director of intelligence in the United States, warned that the country is under cyber attacks, the "critical level", accusing Russia of being the main operator, CNN said. Dan Coats compares the alarm signals to those received by America prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks, saying that Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are mainly responsible.
The statements were made on Friday, the day the US justice department charged 12 Russian agents with hacking emails from Democrats and computer networks during the 2016 election.



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