Olympic organisers feared opening ceremony hack attack

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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/382909/olympic-organisers-feared-opening-ceremony-hack-attack

By Shona Ghosh
PCPro.co.uk
8 Jul 2013

The organisers of the London Olympics feared hackers would target the 
opening ceremony and knock out the lights.

Olympics security chief Oliver Hoare told the BBC he had been warned 
hackers might try and attack the electricity infrastructure underpinning 
the games, potentially blacking out the ceremony.

"There was a suggestion that there was a credible attack on the 
electricity infrastructure supporting the Games," he told the BBC. "And 
the first reaction to that is, 'Goodness, you know, let's make a strong 
cup of coffee'."

Hoare said he received a call from GCHQ suggesting hackers would attempt 
an attack on the electricity. The threat failed to materialise, but Hoare 
detailed some of the measures put in place, including the ability to 
"switch to manual" if anything took place.

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