Proofpoint took down a fake Paris 2024 Olympic ticket website, highlighting a growing trend in cybercrime targeting major events.
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint took down a fake Olympic ticket website, "paris24tickets[. ]com", pretending to sell tickets for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. It appeared high in search engine results, leading users to believe it was legitimate. The firm warned this is part of a growing trend of cybercrime targeting major events. French authorities have also been fighting fraudulent Olympic ticketing websites, identifying 338 such sites.
July 28, 2024
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