Published June 2nd, 2026 - 11:56 GMT
ALBAWABA - The FBI released a public warning regarding numerous websites that attempt to scam football fans and gather their personal data and information.The warning, available on the FBI’s official website, contains a list of scammy websites that attempt a type of cyberattack called ‘typo-squatting’ where the malicious actors rely on typos made by users in the search query to scam them or harvest their information.“Spoofed websites may mimic the legitimate URL by using a minor misspelling, such as fiffa[.]com, or alternative top-level domains, such as .org rather than .com, this form of cyberattack — called typo squatting — relies on Internet users making mistakes, such as common typos, when visiting a URL. Threat actors may also register illegitimate websites such as jobs-fifa[.]com to impersonate legitimate subdomains,” the FBI said in a statement.Indianapolis - Circa June 2017: Federal Bureau of Investigation Indianapolis Division. The FBI is the prime federal law enforcement agency in the US II (Shutterstock)Alongside this, the FBI shared a list of guidelines to help users avoid being scammed online through malicious attacks, the guidelines are:When navigating to FIFA’s official website, type fifa.com directly into the address bar located at the top of your Internet browser, rather than using a search engine.If using a search engine, avoid any “sponsored” results as these can be paid imitators looking to deter traffic from the legitimate FIFA website.Verify that the URL of the FIFA website ends in [.]com and is correctly entered as www.fifa.com. Avoid clicking on any link whose URL differs from the legitimate FIFA website to mitigate risk of fraud.Use Bookmarks or Favorites for navigating to login websites rather than clicking on Internet search results or advertisements.Navigate to subdomains such as plus.fifa.com directly from the official FIFA homepage. Exercise caution when typing subdomains directly into the address bar.Never click on links that may include suspicious artifacts or graphics, such as unprofessional or low-quality graphics used to imitate a legitimate website.Never share sensitive information if you are unsure of the website’s legitimacy.Exercise caution when clicking on advertisements. Before clicking on an advertisement, check the URL to make sure the site is authentic. Malicious advertisements may redirect users to a different website than indicated.List of suspicious websites that the FBI flagged:www. fifa[.]cabwww. fifa[.]pinkwww. fifa[.]bluewww. fifa[.]pubFIFA[.]cityFifa[.]biofifa[.]beerfifa[.]clickfifa[.]camfifa[.]ceofifa[.]helpfilfa[.]orgfifa-online[.]comhttps:// fifa-2026[.]xyzjobs-fifa[.]comfifa-hr[.]comfifa-careerhub[.]comfifaworldcup-careers[.]comfifa-hiring[.]comfifahiring[.]comfifa-ticket[.]livefifastore.us[.]comfifaworldcup26[.]salefifaworldcup26.xcover-staging[.]comworldcup2026-tickets.com[.]mxworldcup26ticket[.]com2026fifaworldcuptickets[.]onlinefwc2026[.]netfwc2026.web[.]appwww.fifa2026p[.]comfifa2026fworldcup[.]comwvvw-fifa[.]comww-fifa[.]comfifa-com[.]comwww. fifa-com[.] servicesquiniela-fifa-2026.pages[.]devMake sure to browse safely and securely and follow the FBI's guidelines to avoid getting scammed or your information harvested.
