Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee

The Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee, also known as the Tokyo Games Organizing Committee, was the temporary body responsible for the planning, staging, and legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, which were held in 2021. Its core function was the comprehensive management of the event, encompassing venue construction, operational logistics, athlete services, broadcasting, and security for a global multi-sport competition hosted in Japan. The committee operated under the oversight of the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government, with its headquarters located in Japan. Its scope was defined by the singular, time-bound mission to deliver the Games, serving the international Olympic movement, participating athletes and nations, and a global audience. The organization's work involved coordinating with numerous domestic and international stakeholders, including government agencies, sponsors, and local municipalities, to execute an event of unprecedented scale and complexity, particularly amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In June 2021, the committee experienced a significant security incident involving unauthorized access to an information-sharing platform developed by Fujitsu. This data breach resulted in the compromise of personal information for approximately 170 individuals. The affected persons were specifically those participating in security management activities and cybersecurity preparedness drills for the Games. The exposure therefore involved personnel directly tasked with safeguarding operations against potential cyberattacks during the event, highlighting a breach of the very systems designed to protect it. The incident underscored the critical cybersecurity challenges faced by organizers of a high-profile international event and represented a compromise of sensitive operational security data related to the Games' defensive preparations.