Scams Target F1 Fans and Teams Ahead of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix
Summary
The article describes phishing, fake ticket and giveaway offers, dodgy streaming, counterfeit merchandise, and lookalike domains targeting F1 fans, alongside risks to teams and advice for protecting accounts, devices, and data.
Key points
- A compromised Belgian Grand Prix contact email was reportedly used in 2024 to send phishing messages offering fake tickets.
- Scams include impersonated social accounts, fraudulent streaming services, counterfeit merchandise, and fake NFTs.
- The article lists newly registered or observed lookalike domains that could be used for phishing, malware distribution, or event misinformation.
- F1 teams face risks including espionage, ransomware, and network intrusions targeting sensitive designs, race strategies, and operations.
- Fans are advised to buy through official or authorized sources, enable two-factor authentication, verify giveaway accounts, and use legitimate streaming services.
- Recommended team defenses include phishing training, network segmentation, vulnerability testing, third-party audits, and tested incident-response plans.
Article Details
- Topic
- Cybersecurity scams and threats affecting fans and Formula 1 teams around the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix, including phishing, fake ticket and merchandise offers, malicious streaming sites, and newly registered domains impersonating Grand Prix websites.
Indicators of compromise
| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
| DOMAIN | cheergrandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | f1grandprixnews[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | formulagrandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | grandprixjobs[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | grandprixquads[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | grandprixstore[.]net | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | grandprixwatchshop[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | holidaygrandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | onlinegrandprix[.]net | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | redbullusgrandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | s1grandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | selenagrandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | shop-grandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | voltgrandprix[.]com | Listed among domains in the article's section about newly registered domains impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | webgrandprix[.]com | Newly registered domain listed as impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated with scam risks. |
| DOMAIN | worldgrandprix[.]com | Listed among domains in the article's section about newly registered domains impersonating Grand Prix-related sites and associated scam risks. |
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