Cyberattacks on Games traced to US

By LI SHANGYI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2025-04-04 08:34 The event information systems for the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin were subjected to 270,167 cyberattacks from abroad between Jan 26 and Feb 14, with most originating from the United States, according to a report released on Thursday. China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center said in the report that cybersecurity monitoring and analysis covered the Games' information systems and key infrastructure in Heilongjiang province during the event. The attacks targeted multiple event information systems, with the most frequent attempts directed at the event information release system, the entry and exit management system, and the card payment system, the report said. The report condemned cyberattacks targeting major international events and said details had been submitted to public security authorities.