Cybersecurity at risk after hackers try to sabotage Premier League transfer deal

• Push to tighten security after club director has email accessed
• Only an intervention from bank prevented club from losing £1m

Professional sports organisations have been urged to tighten their cybersecurity after it was revealed hackers attempted to sabotage a Premier League transfer deal.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said the email address of a Premier League club’s managing director had been hacked during a transfer negotiation and only intervention from the bank prevented the club losing around £1m.

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from Football | The Guardian https://bit.ly/2WMsC4d