Anonymous Caucasus Attacks Websites Connected To Sochi Olympics

Anonymous Caucasus, a group of hackers which portrays itself as the "electronic army of the Caucasus Emirate" announced that it successfully hacked and blocked several Sochi Olympic Games related websites including the games' official Russian language website. The group declared its intentions in an online message that it distributed in December. "Electronic Army of the Caucasus Emirate" Threatens Cyber War Against Russian Government Unless It Stops Preparations For Sochi Winter Olympics.

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