Sport live streams are increasingly being used by cyber criminals as honey traps to trick fans into using unofficial apps, streaming sites and streaming hardware.
Often these apps, sites and devices look legitimate and even go as far as charging subscription fees, but using them can result in major financial losses and/or the theft of pictures, documents, and other sensitive information.
What’s the worst that could happen?
The US Federal Trade Commission released an advisory in May this year, detailing some of the risks:
“If you download one of these illegal pirate apps or add-ons, the chances are good that you’ll also download malware… That could put at risk the computer you use for sensitive transactions like online banking or shopping. It could also expose your photos and other personal information.”
The advisory goes on to say that this malware could allow hackers to:
Steal your credit card information and sell it to other hackers on the dark web.
Steal the login credentials for sites you shop on and go on a spending spree.
Steal the login credentials for your bank account and steal your money.
Use your computer to commit crimes.
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What about streaming boxes and paid subscriptions?
A newly emerging danger is rogue streaming hardware. Devices often marketed as Kodi boxes or jailbroken Fire TV sticks, and which look like legitimate devices and charge a monthly subscription, promise al ..
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