A slippery slope: Beware of Winter Olympics scams and other cyberthreats

This advisory warns that cybercriminals will leverage the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics to run phishing campaigns, fake ticketing/merchandise sites, illegal streaming malware schemes, malicious mobile apps, SEO poisoning, impostor support and employment scams, AI‑generated deepfakes, QR‑code phishing, and rogue public Wi‑Fi. It recommends sticking to official Olympics sites/apps, avoiding unsolicited links and too‑good‑to‑be‑true offers, steering clear of pirated streams, verifying marketplace listings, minimizing public Wi‑Fi use (or using a VPN), installing reputable anti‑malware, and exercising caution with QR codes and volunteering/job solicitations.