The Italian first division soccer team FC Bologna has fallen victim to a cyber attack. As the club announced on Friday, hackers have penetrated the IT system and attacked the internal security systems. “The crime resulted in the theft of corporate data that may appear online,” wrote the eighth in the Series A. Malicious program that restricts access to data and systems was carried out. Typically, the victims of such attacks are then blackmailed. If no ransom is paid, the stolen data will be published.
According to Italian media reports, the hackers also did this in the attack on Bologna FC. The 200 gigabytes of stolen data are said to include the passport of coach Vincenzo Italiano, sponsorship contracts, business plans and confidential data of players, employees and fans. “Anyone who comes into possession of such data is therefore warned not to distribute this data , pass on or otherwise use them because they are the result of a crime,” the association said.
