EFL issues cyber attack warning after TWO Championship clubs are breached... as panicked teams recruit external agencies to fend off hackers EFL clubs have been warned over recent dangerous cyber attack breaches Some teams are now taking steps to hire external agencies to offer protection SOCCER A-Z: Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. New episodes every Wednesday The EFL has issued an alert to clubs following a series of cyber attacks which have seen breaches at both Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday in recent weeks. Mail Sport understands such is the seriousness of the situation that panicked sides have enlisted the help of external agencies as they seek to deal with what is an increasingly troubling issue. Hackers are targeting many of the competition’s bigger clubs, hunting for the personal data of season ticket holders and those on email lists. Should they be successful, that information, which can include passwords, is often sold on to a variety of buyers which are thought to include organised crime networks who can then attempt to use the data to carry out a variety of scams. Earlier this month multiple emails were sent from senior officials at both the Robins and the Owls. They included links and, despite coming from official addresses, were actually the work of hackers who had managed to get into both clubs’ systems. The EFL quickly sent an alert to all clubs following the issues at Bristol City, warning them not to open emails from Bristol Sport chief financial officer Vicki Long. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...s-recruit-external-agencies-fend-hackers.html Weird e-mails or strange messages be aware.
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