FBI tells Olympic athletes to use burner phones in Beijing

Wednesday, 2 February 2022newsdesk

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned American athletes taking part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to leave their phones in the US, claiming that unspecified “malicious cyber activities” could take place in China.

New Delhi, 02 February 2022

As per news report of Rt.com, in a notice on Monday, the FBI told athletes that vague “cyber actors” could “use a broad range of cyber activities to disrupt” the Olympic Games, including activities which could compromise mobile devices. “The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and use a temporary phone while at the Games,” the agency said, while acknowledging that it was “not aware of any specific cyber threat against the Olympics.”

Source - Rt.com