Security News > 2020 > June > Premier League’s Return: A Hat Trick of Cyberthreats?

England's Premier League is returning this week, with millions of soccer fans around the world looking to stream matches using their online video accounts.

The NCSC has in the past flagged the hazards of scoring a cyber own-goal via poor password hygiene: Using easy-to-guess passwords or reusing passwords across online accounts is a continued issue, it said.

"The return of the Premier League is a moment that the nation has been looking forward to, and we want football fans to enjoy it in the safest way possible," said NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin, in a media release.

The NCSC warning comes as a survey last month found that more than half of people haven't changed their password in the last year - even after they've heard about a data breach in the news.

Password reuse has actually gotten worse over the years: When asked how frequently they use the same password or a variation, 66 percent answered "Always" or "Mostly" - which is up 8 percent from the same survey in 2018.

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