Case Study: Center for Internet Security protects World Cup 2026 with Blackbird.AI narrative intelligence

Center for Internet Security delivers 140+ intelligence reports with Blackbird.AI during World Cup 2026

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) faced the monumental challenge of securing the 2026 FIFA World Cup, an event the FBI compared to securing 78 simultaneous Super Bowls. The tournament was targeted by over one billion cyber attacks, violent extremist threats, fraudulent domains, and coordinated foreign information operations. To manage these narrative attacks, CIS partnered with Blackbird.AI and leveraged their narrative intelligence service to gain visibility into the threat landscape and enable real-time response.

Blackbird.AI's RAV3N team provided narrative intelligence throughout the 39-day event, delivering over 140 reports. This enabled the security team to attribute threats, escalate violence risks to law enforcement, and neutralize over 11,000 fraudulent domains. As a result, sponsors realized an estimated 22x return on investment, and the tournament concluded with zero major security incidents, demonstrating the solution's critical impact.

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