Laurence Farreng· Renew

Overestimated

The Paris 2024 Olympics suffered five times more piracy cases than the Tokyo Olympics three years earlier.

Omissions

• The MEP did not specify the source of this comparison or define what constitutes a 'piracy case'
• The 140 figure for Paris 2024 refers to cyberattacks reported by French authorities, which may use different measurement criteria than the 75 cases reported for Tokyo 2020
• Other sources cite different figures for Tokyo 2020, including 450 million attempted cyber attacks reported by Fujitsu, suggesting different methodologies are used to count cyber incidents
• The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were held in 2021 due to COVID-19 postponement

Sources

• PrimaryNational Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (Japan) - A Look Back on Cybersecurity for the Tokyo 2020 Games75 cases of observation during the Tokyo 2020 Games period
• SecondaryTech Monitor - French authorities report over 140 cyberattacks during Paris 2024 OlympicsOver 140 cyberattacks occurred during the Paris 2024 Olympics according to French authorities