Digital Citizens Alliance Consumer Alert: Criminals are Exploiting the Copa do Brasil to Spread Malware Through Piracy Sites | PR Newswire [Video]

DCA Warn Brazilians Free Content is Rarely Consequence-Free With Visitors to Piracy Sites 5X More Likely To Experience Digital Security Issues

, /PRNewswire/ — A new consumer alert from the Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) urges Brazilian authorities and consumer safety organizations to warn citizens about the serious cyber security risks of relying on digital piracy sites to watch the 2024 Copa do Brazil finals. The October 2024 alert, “Offsides: How Criminals Are Exploiting the Copa do Brasil to Spread Malware Via Piracy Sites,” was created after a joint investigation between DCA, Unit 221B, and White Bullet Solutions found that piracy operators and other criminals are targeting events like the Copa do Brasil to prey on Internet users who are enticed by the lure of seemingly free access to major events.

“Brazilian consumers should understand that ‘free’ content is rarely consequence-free,” said Tom Galvin, executive director of the Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA). “Tens of …