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UEFA Euro Fans At High Risk Of Online Threats, Study Shows - Dark Reading

July 7, 2016

UEFA Euro Fans At High Risk Of Online Threats, Study Shows - Dark Reading

Dark Reading, July 7, 2016
A recent study of mobile Internet users during sporting events revealed that during the 2016 UEFA European Championship games, risks to digitally active sports fans from cyberattacks more than doubled. The research, from Kaspersky Lab and Allot Communications, involved a study of 1 million mobile subscribers' app and website usage during the games in countries participating in the championship. It discovered that almost 50 percent of “casual fans” who became active fans during the games were at high risk for malware, and the time spent on social media during the games tripled from the pre-tournament usage, thereby increasing cybersecurity risk.

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UEFA Euro Fans At High Risk Of Online Threats, Study Shows - Dark Reading

UEFA Euro Fans At High Risk Of Online Threats, Study Shows - Dark Reading
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