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How the World Cup Plays Out Among Hackers (axios.com)

Posted by msmash on from the games-begin dept.

The World Cup began today in Russia, and hackers were watching the games. From a report: In prior years, Cybersecurity firm Akamai has seen declines in cyberattacks while the World Cup games are in play -- "at least until games are out of reach," said Patrick Sullivan, Akamai director of security technology. Once games are well in hand, attacks from the losing team's nation spike well above normal. Often, said Sullivan, that takes the form of attacks designed to take down news stories in the victor's country that tout a home-team win. Sullivan notes activists frequently use various forms of cyber attacks during major sporting events to protest the host nation -- often targeting sponsors to get their point across. He points to protestors upset with the amount of money spent in the recent Brazillian World Cup as an example.

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  1. betting firms... by johnjones · · Score: 1

    talk to a betting firm... far more interesting
    oh and the USA finally has legalised sports betting

    https://reut.rs/2JCwhg7

    what are the mobsters going to do now, own betting firms ?

    1. Re:betting firms... by olsmeister · · Score: 1, Funny

      Casinos will still be profitable. Well, unless they're owned by a certain Cheeto looking muthafucka.

    2. Re: betting firms... by olsmeister · · Score: 2

      Huh? I was talking about Steve Wynn... :)

    3. Re: betting firms... by johnsie · · Score: 2

      So glad I never had to choose between two people that stupid in my country's elections.

  2. So... Children by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    What I got from this article is that script kiddies have no self control and can't even enjoy what is supposed to be pure entertainment without throwing a tantrum. Can't we just send them to time out?

  3. Re:Oh, so fucking what. by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 3, Funny

    Unless they can hack the damn ball, I don't give a shit.

    This isn't the kind of "football" the New England Patriots play.

  4. And Moxie Marlinspike is a CDN expert by StandardCell · · Score: 1

    Welcome to the new Slashdot. Rob Malda sends his warm regards.

  5. Re: A popular sports... for real. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    LoL nobody gives a flying fuck.

    Cricket, however.. now there is a game!

  6. Bot-written news? by manu0601 · · Score: 1

    I suspect TFA was written by a bot. It contains almost no information, and just rehash stuff we heard recently: World cup, Russian hackers.