The countdown to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has begun. In the event to be held in Beijing, the capital of China, between February 4 and 20, more than 90 countries will share their trump cards in the determined sports branches. Apart from that, the FBI made an interesting smartphone warning to the athletes who will represent their country by participating in the event.
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FBI: Don’t take your personal phones to Beijing
As it is known, in the past weeks, the US Olympic Committee warned that athletes who will participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics should not take their personal phones to China for privacy reasons and prefer disposable phones. After this situation, which became the agenda in a short time, a new warning came from the FBI.
FBI; warned athletes and other participants to leave their personal smartphones and other electronic devices at home and use temporary devices such as disposable phones to protect themselves from potential cyber attacks and data theft.
The United States is not the only country that thinks the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics can prepare the ground for cyber attacks. Because until now, the National Olympic Committees of some countries have advised that their athletes should not take their personal smartphones to China due to potential privacy violations.
The main reason why countries such as the USA periodically warn of potential privacy violations is the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, last year. According to NTT Corporation, the event’s official telecommunications service and network security provider, there were 450 million cyberattack attempts between July 23 and August 8, 2021, but none of them were successful.
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