Researchers detected 16,000 scam sites, dozens of fake advertisements, and more than 90 potentially compromised accounts on FIFA’s official 2022 fan portals.
sellingtickets a hot spot for phishing scams. In this case, the Group-IB researchers said they tracked more than five websites and more than 50 social media accounts that
engaged in phishing campaigns where they tricked users into believing they were purchasing tickets. The fake social media accounts would direct users to chats with scammers on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger which, after some back and forth, would eventually end up in users forfeiting their personal information.
Some scammers took their efforts a step further, even going as far as to develop and publish roughly 40 fake applications on the Google Play store utilizing FIFA’s official World Cup branding. In these cases, once again, the enticing promise of tickets are used as bait to lure fans in.Fans weren’t the only ones targeted. Group-IB says it identified multiple fake phishing websites which target workers vying for a job at the tournament.
“The aim of this research was to raise awareness of the multiple different types of scams that users may be confronted with throughout the World Cup,” Hlal said. “We urge internet users to be on high alert and double check any domain that they encounter on social media or through messengers.”
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