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Premier League transfer deal targeted by hackers, cybersecurity report shows
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:55:04 +0000 (UTC)
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-23/premier-league-transfer-deal-targeted-by-hackers-cybersecurity-report-shows ITV.com 23 July 2020A Premier League transfer deal was targeted by hackers who came close to stealing around £1 million.
Professional sports organisations have been urged to tighten their cybersecurity following the incident.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said the email address of a Premier League club’s managing director had been hacked during a transfer negotiation and only intervention from the bank prevented the club losing around £1 million.
It was one of several incidents highlighted as evidence that sport needed to improve its cybersecurity as it faced increased pressure from cybercriminals – another breach saw a Football League club hit by ransomware which cut off its security systems, blocking turnstiles and almost resulting in a fixture postponement.
The Cyber Threat to Sports Organisations report also revealed that a member of staff at a racecourse lost £15,000 after attempting to buy groundskeeping equipment from a spoofed version of eBay.
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