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Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 12-02-2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \n Winter Olympic officials have confirmed that a cyber attack was responsible for an internet and Wi-Fi shutdown during the Pyeongchang Winter Games opening ceremony, but refused to say who was responsible.<\/p>\n Internal systems crashed just before Friday’s ceremony but didn’t disrupt the high-tech gala, which was attended by VIPs including the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and US Vice-President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n Cybersecurity experts had warned of potential attacks on the Winter Olympics, with both North Korea and Russia touted as possible sources. In January, a malware attack targeted organisations involved with the Olympics.<\/p>\n Spokesman for the Games’ local organisers Sung Baik-you says South Korea’s defence ministry and cybersecurity experts are included in the task force investigating Friday’s attack, but the possible culprit is being kept under wraps.<\/p>\n “We are not going to reveal the source.\u201d<\/p>\n Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, said it was “normal practice” not to disclose the source as investigations continue.<\/p>\n “At the moment we are making sure that our systems are secure, which they are, so discussing details of it is not helpful. I certainly don’t know who it is, and best industry practice is that you don’t talk about an attack at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n North Korea has been accused of involvement in a number of cyber incidents, including last year’s global “WannaCry” attack — although it slammed the accusation as “absurd”.<\/p>\n Russia has also denied launching any hacking attacks on the Pyeongchang Olympics, where its team is formally banned following the revelation of systemic doping.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n