England stars to get security talk ahead of World Cup

AFP  |  London 

England's stars will be given a briefing by security experts on how to stay safe from hackers during the tournament in

Gareth Southgate's players and his coaching staff will get advice from GCHQ's (NCSC) on how to keep their secure.

"We continue to receive security advice from all relevant authorities," an said today.

Russian hackers have wreaked havoc with global cyber-attacks in recent years.

Technology is likely to play a big part in the England players' downtime during the tournament, with smartphones, tablets, laptops and games consoles expected to be among the devices making the trip.

Several members of Southgate's squad, including and Dele Alli, are well-known players of such as Fortnite.

The NCSC has already issued advice to supporters travelling to for the tournament, urging fans to take as as possible and to ensure those they do take with them are running up-to-date software and apps.

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First Published: Fri, June 01 2018. 21:05 IST