Asked if organisers knew who was behind the attack, Adams said: "I certainly don't know. South Korea has been using the Pyeongchang Games to break the ice with the reclusive North, which has been trading nuclear threats with the United States recently. We decided with the IOC we are not going to reveal the source (of the attack)," he told reporters. Cyber security researchers said in January they had found early indications that Russia-based hackers may be planning attacks against anti-doping and Olympic organisations in retaliation for Russia's exclusion from the Pyeongchang Games. Stakeholders of the Olympics have been wary of the threat from hacking and some sponsors have taken out insurance to protect themselves from a cyber attack.

Source: bd News24 February 11, 2018 07:07 UTC