FIFA World Cup 2026 Scams Are Already Live: Fake Sites, Banking Malware, and Stolen Logins

Security researchers and the FBI are warning that a wave of FIFA-themed fraud is already hitting World Cup 2026 fans, days before the June 11 kickoff. Recent reports describe thousands of lookalike FIFA domains, banking malware hidden inside pirate streaming apps, and at least one operation that...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Security Plugin, Azure Priv-Esc, Kali365 MFA Bypass, FIFA Scams +15 More

Every time you think the industry has finally stopped doing some reckless, low-effort crap, somebody spins up a fresh box full of sketchy loaders, fake installers, recycled social-engineering bait, and enough exposed infrastructure to make you wonder if prod is just a public beta now - meanwhile...

EUVD-2025-133171

Malicious code in teate-thy-sonic-fifa npm...

EUVD-2025-133172

Malicious code in teate-thy-sonic-fifa npm...

Malicious code in new-fifa-mobile-h-ack-working-2023-march (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 30030a18d067ae234effc394f8cc8ca10823fbd78beed5b2fee67caf3549ff7a The package new-fifa-mobile-h-ack-working-2023-march was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-48941 Malicious code in new-fifa-mobile-h-ack-working-2023-march (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 30030a18d067ae234effc394f8cc8ca10823fbd78beed5b2fee67caf3549ff7a The package new-fifa-mobile-h-ack-working-2023-march was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-20444 Malicious code in fifa-23-points (npm)

The package fifa-23-points was found to contain malicious code...

Malicious code in fifa-23-points (npm)

The package fifa-23-points was found to contain malicious code...

fifa-memo.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-4042949

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Checking in on the state of cybersecurity and the Olympics

With the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony only two weeks away now, there is one thing thats an absolute guarantee of one thing happening during the traditionally unpredictable games: Cyber attacks. Every time there is a new Olympic Games, theres a renewed discussion about how threat actors,...

Trend Micro Defends FIFA World Cup from Cyber Threats

Trend Micro collaborates with INTERPOL to defend FIFA World Cup by preventing attacks & mitigating risks to fight against the rising threat of cybercrime...

16,000+ Scam Domains Aimed at FIFA World Cup Fans in Qatar

By Habiba Rashid From phishing attacks to selling fake tickets, scammers have set up thousands of domains to trick FIFA World Cup 2022 fans in Qatar. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 16,000+ Scam Domains Aimed at FIFA World Cup Fans in Qatar...

Email Cyberattacks on Arab Countries Rise in Lead to Global Football Tournament

Email Cyberattacks on Arab Countries Rise in Lead to Global Football Tournament By Daksh Kapur · November 17, 2022 This story was also written by Sparsh Jain. Figure 1 Global eyes are soon to be turned to the first global football tournament to be held in the Arab world kicking off on November 20...

Email Cyberattacks on Arab Countries Rise in Lead to Global Football Tournament

Email Cyberattacks on Arab Countries Rise in Lead to Global Football Tournament By Daksh Kapur · November 17, 2022 This story was also written by Sparsh Jain. Figure 1 Global eyes are soon to be turned to the first global football tournament to be held in the Arab world kicking off on November 20...

RASP: The World Cup’s Last Line of Cyber Defense

No greater sporting event exists that brings the peoples of the world together more effectively than the FIFA World Cup, with the first match kickoff set for Monday, 21 November 2022, in Doha, Qatar, at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor. Football fans from all across the globe will pour into the Gul...

A week in security (January 10 – 16)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Ransomware cyberattack forces New Mexico jail to lock down Some Android users can disable 2G now and why that is a good thing Phishers on the prowl with fake parking meter QR codes Update now: Microsoft patches 97 bugs including 6 zero-days and a wormable one...

FIFA 22 phishers tackle customer support with social engineering

Players of smash hit gaming title FIFA 22 have become the target of a wave of attacks focused on account compromise. Up to 50 “high profile” accounts were hijacked by what may have been the same group. FIFA games are, traditionally, a big draw for scammers and phishers. Many sports titles offer...

Phishers Rip Off High-Profile EA Gamers

Electronic Arts EA has attributed a recent series of takeovers of high-profile accounts of FIFA Ultimate Team players to “human error” within its customer experience team, some of whom apparently fell prey to a socially engineered phishing attack. After a number of top traders of FIFA’s Ultimate...

Spam and phishing in Q3 2021

Quarterly highlights Scamming championship: sports-related fraud This summer and early fall saw some major international sporting events. The delayed Euro 2020 soccer tournament was held in June and July, followed by the equally delayed Tokyo Olympics in August. Q3 2021 also featured several F1...

Hackers Steal FIFA 21 Source Code, Tools in EA Breach

Hackers have breached computer game maker Electronic Arts EA and stolen source code and related tools for the company’s extensive game library, the company has confirmed. EA said it’s investigating “a recent incident of intrusion into our network where a limited amount of game source code and...