⚽ The World Cup Is Here! So Are the Scammers..
Canada is one of the host for the FIFA World Cup, which is exciting. It's also one of the biggest phishing events of the year.
Canada is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026 this summer — and cybercriminals are already taking advantage of the excitement. Research from FortiGuard Labs found over 13,000 fraudulent World Cup–themed domains registered in the first five months of 2026 alone — fake ticket sites, counterfeit merch stores, and phishing pages dressed up as official FIFA communications. The FBI has also issued an official warning about spoofed FIFA websites targeting fans ahead of kickoff. People are excited, prices are being shopped, and guards are down. That's exactly when a convincing-looking page does the most damage.
This isn't just a personal problem
Most of those malicious clicks happen on the same laptop someone uses for work. That's how a significant number of corporate breaches actually start — not through a sophisticated targeted attack, but through an employee clicking the wrong link while browsing on a company device. One click on a fake ticket page can hand attackers a foothold into your entire network.
What Microcad's MSP services cover
Our managed IT services are built to stop these threats before they reach your team. DNS filtering and domain blocking mean known malicious or suspicious sites — including the thousands spun up around World Cup branding — simply never load on your employees' devices. Pair that with the full suite of tools available through Microcad MSP and these kinds of threats stop being something you have to think about.
Free network consultation — any size business
Microcad is happy to take a look at your current setup at no cost. Big team or small, we'll walk you through where your gaps are and what protection looks like for your environment. Book a free consultation and enjoy the World Cup without worrying about what your team might accidentally click. ⚽
