England World Cup Team warned of Russian hackers

The Guardian is reporting that the England squad have been told they could be targeted by Russian hackers

With England’s football team arriving at their training base instructions were given to the squad to prevent them from being victim to Russian hackers.

…Gareth Southgate and his players, along with the entire Football Association entourage, have been briefed by a team of experts from Government Communications Headquarters and warned they will be seen as soft targets unless they take stringent measures to improve their online security…

Chief executive of the NCSC, Ciaran Martin, describes Russia as “our most capable hostile adversary in cyberspace”, “tackling them is a major priority for the National Cyber Security Centre and our US Allies” …

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