Targeting of international sports federations
Date of report
  • Jan 2018
Affiliations

A threat actor targeted international sports organizations in Western Europe in the run-up to the International Olympic Committee’s banning Russian athletes from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Suspected victims
  • European Ice Hockey Federation, International Ski Federation, International Biathlon Union, International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, International Luge Federation
Suspected state sponsor
  • Russian Federation
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown