Countries in the Middle East experienced a twofold increase in email-based phishing attacks last month prior to the kickoff of the World Cup in Qatar, with many of the emails spoofing the FIFA help desk and ticketing office, as well as team departments and managers, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Phishing attacks leveraging FIFA and targeting people living in Middle Eastern countries have grown 100% in the last month as the World Cup approaches.
A hectic schedule of club football ahead of the World Cup is interrupted this week as national teams get a last chance to finetune their preparations before tra