New website details Internet crime targeting World Cup fans

mandela_world_cupEvents of global significance be they natural disasters, the death of a celebrity or sporting occasions, are guaranteed to bring scammers and other cybercriminals out of the woodwork. Indeed phishing attacks alone increased by 66 per cent during the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

This year’s World Cup in South Africa is likely to be no different. That’s why Symantec has today launched its own dedicated website, www.2010netthreat.com, to provide data, commentary, safety tips and useful links for football fans surfing the Internet for news, tickets and information on the tournament.

Symantec has already installed additional network sensors in South Africa and southern Africa to monitor traffic and so far we’ve detected 27 unique files that have not hitherto appeared outside the region. We’ll keep you regularly updated with the latest information regarding World Cup related Internet security threats.

Dominic Cook

February 10, 2010 | Filed Under Phishing, Spam, cyber-crime, security, trojan 

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