Category: Football

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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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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