Tag: football

Protect yourself from ticketing scams ahead of the Premier League Summer Series USA Tour

July 18, 2023

There is a significant secondary marketplace where tickets can sell for several times their original value, opening the opportunity for scammers and fraud. As European football teams prepare to kick-off their summer soccer tours in the USA it provides a huge opportunity for local fans to see some of the top teams and players in … More Protect yourself from ticketing scams ahead of the Premier League Summer Series USA Tour

FC Barcelona Twitter account hacked – again

February 18, 2020

The same hackers have also gotten their mitts on social media accounts of other high-profile sporting targets. OurMine, the infamous hacker collective, hijacked the official Twitter accounts of FC Barcelona, the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday. The La Liga soccer giant, for one, also ran afoul of the group in 2017, … More FC Barcelona Twitter account hacked – again

ESET partners with top German Bundesliga team – Borussia Dortmund

August 14, 2019

Leading European IT security vendor joins BVB defence ESET, a cybersecurity vendor with its headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia is the new Champion Partner of the Borussia Dortmund (BVB) football club – the highest possible level of partnership. Sponsoring and cooperation plans are long-term and will last for the next three seasons of the Bundesliga, the top tier … More ESET partners with top German Bundesliga team – Borussia Dortmund

Spain’s top football league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

June 13, 2019

La Liga has taken substantial flak for tapping into microphones and geolocation services in fans‘ phones in a bid to root out piracy. Spain’s national data protection agency AEPD has slapped a fine of €250,000 (US$280,000) on the country’s top-flight football league, La Liga, for failing to make it adequately clear to users of its … More Spain’s top football league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

World Cup squads briefed on cybersecurity best practices

June 28, 2018

The FIFA World Cup in Russia has passed without much incident so far. Indeed, the only controversial moments have involved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) for the first time in World Cup history. The doom and gloom prophecies that accompany the build-up to these major sporting events have become as commonplace as the drama … More World Cup squads briefed on cybersecurity best practices