Bank Saves Premier League Club From £1m Fraud Heist
July 23, 2020
8:45 am
A Premier League club came close to losing £1 million during a transfer deal due to cyber hackers.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it was only the intervention of the unnamed club’s bank that stopped the theft.
It was one of several incidents highlighted as evidence that sport needed to improve its cybersecurity.
“The impact of cybercriminals cashing in on this industry is very real,” said the NCSC’s Paul Chichester.
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