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Hacking FIFA: Who and how should be bribed in order to organize a World Cup? Russia did it in 2018

Although it finished over a year ago, the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 is still linked to various controversies over information leaks and corruption cases. According to information security specialists, some documents with detailed profiles on several FIFA officials were published through the BlackMirror Telegram channel, specifying how and to whom the Rusian committee should […]

FIFA is hacked… Once again

The organization has admitted that much of its information was leaked by an attacker still unknown The International Football Federation Association (FIFA), the governing body of football worldwide, admitted that, once again, has suffered a security incident, as reported by specialists in digital forensics and information security from the International Institute of Cyber Security. The first hacking […]

Hackers Threaten Massive Cyber Attack on Brazil Fifa World Cup

SAO PAULO — Brazilian hackers are threatening to disrupt the World Cup with attacks ranging from jamming websites to data theft, adding cyberwarfare to the list of challenges for a competition already marred by protests, delays and overspending. In a country with rampant online crime, a challenging telecommunications infrastructure and little experience with cyberattacks, authorities […]