UK Premier League clubs targeted by hackers in latest cyber threat

English Premier League football clubs are being targeted by hackers as they look for ways to cash in on cyberattacks against Britain’s multibillion-pound sports sector, according to a UK intelligence agency. — AFP

Hackers are targeting Premier League football clubs as they look for ways to cash in on cyberattacks against Britain’s multibillion-pound sports sector, according to a UK intelligence agency.

In a report detailing widespread targeting of sporting institutions, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre highlighted a case where the emails of a managing director at a Premier League team were hacked before a transfer negotiation. As a result, the club almost lost £1mil (RM5.41mil) in the hack by cyber criminals, the report said.