The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a warning Thursday that said football teams are at an increased risk of ransomware attacks and phishing campaigns—with a recent incident highlighting this issue. Earlier this week, an unnamed English Football League (EFL) club was attacked by hackers, according to the report, who encrypted all its security and corporate systems. They demanded 400 Bitcoin ($3.8 million at current rates) to release the decryption key. But the club didn’t pay up and the hackers went forward with their attack, leading to severe financial damages—reportedly several hundred thousand ... (full story)