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FIFA World Cup Football 2022 that is being held in Qatar is in news for being cyber attacked. According to some confirmed sources, the digital assaults were being witnessed right from the day of the opening ceremony and have increased by many folds since then.

First, the target was a third party that was looking into the decoding service. Reports are in that two servers managing decoding process were disrupted at the beginning of the event. But an efficient business continuity plan saved the event organizers from being hit hard in the day.

Second was the impersonation of the official Qatar World Cup 2022 web page. Where threat actors launched 174 malicious domains mimicking the official one and siphoned currency in foreign denomination from about 72 fans by offering them fake tickets.

With over 2.45 million visitors attending the event on a physical note and over a billion virtually, organizers are expecting the sporting event to be targeted with a humongous attack led by sophistication and complexity.

Moreover, the event organizers are expecting state funded hackers to prey on the World Cup Qatar event in the next few days as the ceremony is about to conclude in a few days of time, i.e., December 18th of this year.

The highlight in the organization of the football world cup in this year is the use of blockchain technology to track stadium tickets. However, there is nothing big to rejoice as cyber criminals have exploited certain flaws in Non-Fungible Tokens to fox fans concerned in buying tickets.

NOTE- Issue of Hayya cards has led to a chaos at most of the gaming venues as many of the enthusiasts bought their tickets that were duplicate or fake.

 

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First is the news related to the FIFA World Cup Football Tournament of 2022 being held in Qatar. Cybersecurity authorities’ managing the event have issued a caution to all those watching the sporting event on television to beware of illegal streaming websites.

Because of high ticket prices, infrastructure issues and the ongoing Christmas season, most of the Football fans will watch their favorite teams on a big screen. So, the demand for a 3-month subscription has grown by 40% online.

To encash the event following, some hackers have started online streaming websites that promise to offer the event live on the television devices in homes. However, some keep up the promise and make extra money by spreading malware to the computing devices or smart TVs, while most of them do not stay on their word after the fee for a quarterly subscription is paid.

So, FIFA is urging all the FIFA event lovers to stay precautious and opt for online subscriptions from noteworthy streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, and Google TV.

Second is the news related to a hacking group from Bangladesh dubbed “Team Mysterious Bangladesh”. Or because of the financial backing from a state, the said team of hackers are focusing more on the education system of India.

In the past 10 days, the said group of cyber criminals hacked the database of Indian Central Board of Higher Education (CBHE) and stole personal identifiable information (PII) such as Aadhaar numbers, names, contact numbers and IFSC Codes of students who remitted fees online.

Information is out that student data from 2004 to 2022 was stolen by the threat actors who also launched a digital attack on a reputed government institution in Tamilnadu, India.

A tweet mentioned on this note claims to have data siphoned from a database belonging to a Delhi based medical institute. However, there is no further conformation from the hackers, except for an unclear screenshot posted on Sunday last week.

Third news belongs to Cloud company Rackspace. According to a press update provided by the cloud firm, a cybersecurity incident that targeted its Hosted Exchange Environment has led to a brief shutdown of the environment. However, the good news is the incident has been contained, and the compromised environment was restored to normalcy through an efficient backup plan.

 

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This post relates to all FIFA World Cup Football lovers who are eager to gain a Hayya card to enter the stadium venues. For the past few days, some telegram channels are actively selling fake Hayya Cards for $50 to $150.

And information is out that innocent game lovers are being trapped in this scam that might eventually land them in deep trouble and, in some situations, in jail.

First, Hayya cards are issued to fans to help them gain entry into the stadium, use tansport and avail a bouquet of other benefits. These cards need to be presented along with the original ticket and can only be availed from the website or Qatar government approved websites after furnishing some sensitive details such as valid passport IDs, contact details and email IDs.

Nevertheless, some cyber criminals are using the gaming fever to cash in and are seen selling these cards for a premium amount to be paid in Bitcoins, that is not even usefully legit to enter the stadium.

FIFA World Cup organizers in Qatar, along with the law enforcement agencies, are doing their best to curb such illegal sales of fake Hayya Cards.

Such activities not only disrupt the football fever among fans, but can also lead to future identity theft troubles or phishing scams.

Use of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoins might also block with a ban on a temporary note, or till the world cup reaches its semifinal or final stage.

 

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