England World Cup squad told they will be soft targets for Russian hackers

• Gareth Southgate’s team were briefed by security experts
• Online activity and unsafe safes among the dangers in hotel

England arrived at their World Cup training base in Russia with explicit instructions aimed at preventing them from being victims of online hacking.

Gareth Southgate and his players, along with the entire Football Association entourage, have been briefed by a team of experts from Government Communications Headquarters and warned they will be seen as soft targets unless they take stringent measures to improve their online security.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2y36hFC