Hackers are targeting Premier League football clubs as they look for ways to cash in on cyberattacks against Britain’s multibillion-pound sports sector, according to a UK intelligence agency.
In a report detailing widespread targeting of sporting institutions, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre highlighted a case where the emails of a managing director at a Premier League team were hacked before a transfer negotiation. As a result, the club almost lost £1mil (RM5.41mil) in the hack by cyber criminals, the report said.