The report highlights that valuable information associated with sporting events is increasingly vulnerable due to the growing number of interconnected networks and devices at event venues. It emphasizes that IT systems at these venues possess known and unknown vulnerabilities that threat actors can exploit to introduce malware and steal data.
Potential stolen information includes point-of-sale data, personal data from visitors’ devices (obtained through breaches in companion apps and wireless hotspots), and the proliferation of QR codes with malicious URLs. Sporting teams are also targeted because they hold data related to athletic performance and personal information that can be valuable to hackers.
