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Austria Blocks Eurovision Cyberattack During Contest Week

ID: 4cd43eb5-9c28-5c83-991a-bfb9c063bebb

STIX ID: report--4cd43eb5-9c28-5c83-991a-bfb9c063bebb

Feed Name: The Cyber Express

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2026-05-19

Date Updated: 2026-05-19

Author: Ashish Khaitan

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**Executive summary:** Austrian authorities reported that nearly 500 attempted cyberattacks during the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna targeted the official website and venue access-control systems; the attempts were detected and stopped before causing major disruption, prompting a large security operation involving police, special units, and increased cyber monitoring.

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