By E&T editorial staff, Reuters
Published Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The director of the US National Counterintelligence and Security Centre has warned football fans that they could be subject to hacking if they bring their electronic devices to the World Cup in Russia, he said in a statement to Reuters.
According to William Evanina, director of the agency, even football fans who consider themselves politically insignificant could risk being targeted by hackers affiliated with criminal groups or the Russian government.
“If you’re planning on taking a mobile phone, laptop, PDA or other electronic device with you, make no mistake, any data on those devices (especially your personally identifiable information) may be accessed by the Russian government or cyber criminals,” he told Reuters.
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