London: England’s World Cup stars have been given a briefing by security experts on how to stay safe from hackers during the tournament in Russia.
Gareth Southgate’s players and his coaching staff received advice from GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on how to protect their personal information and possessions. Russian hackers have wreaked havoc with global cyber-attacks in recent years, including targeting top British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, and the English Football Association called in the experts in a bid to avoid any World Cup security breaches.
According to a Daily Mail report, protective software has been added to the team’s mobile phones and devices which will only be removed on their return to England.
