INVESTIGATION ON WINTER OLYMPICS CYBER-ATTACK HAS BEGUN

IN BRIEF: Following the cyber-attack on Winter Olympics, security teams and experts from South Korea's defence ministry, plus four other ministries, formed part of a taskforce investigating the shutdown.

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The official Winter Olympics website was taken down after being hit by a cyber-attack (Denial Of Service attack, DOS), officials have confirmed.

The site was affected just before the beginning of the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Internal internet and Wi-Fi systems crashed at about 7:15 pm (1015 GMT) on Friday, though operations were restored about 12 hours later - Games organisers said.

However, a spokesman said that the International Olympic Committee would not be commenting on who might have been behind the incident.

ANGALIZO KWA MABENKI DHIDI YA UHALIFU WA ATM JACKPOTING

KWA UFUPI: ATM jackpotting imgonga Hodi Nchini Marekani ambapo imesababisha upotevu mkubwa wa fedha zinazo kadiriwa kuzidi kiasi cha Dola milioni moja hadi sasa.

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Kumekua na aina nyingi za uhalifu mtandao unaolenga mashine za ATM ambao umekua ukiathiri mabenki mengi maeneo mengi duniani.

Mataifa ya Afrika yamesha kumbwa na changamoto za uhalifu katika mashine za ATM kama vile “card skimming” ambapo wahalifu mtandao mara kadhaa wamekua wakiripotiwa kughushi kadi za ATM zilizopelekea upotevu wa fedha kupitia mashine za ATM.