Data breach compromises French Football Federation

Members of the French Football Federation, the country's football governing body catering to over 2.2 million individuals, had their information exposed following the breach of administrative management software used by football clubs, according to The Register.

Unauthorized system account associated with a breached account allowed the theft of individuals' names, gender, birthdates, birthplaces, nationalities, phone numbers, email addresses, postal addresses, and license numbers, but not their national identity numbers or banking details, said the FFF. More details on the number of impacted members were not provided but the FFF emphasized that immediate action was taken to deactivate the compromised account and implement password resets for all users.

Additional software security measures have also been implemented in the wake of the intrusion, noted the FFF, which has already notified ANSSI and CNIL, the country's cybersecurity agency and data protection watchdog, respectively. Affected members have also been warned about suspicious messages claiming to be from the FFF after the attack.