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French Football Federation Reveals Breach Exposing Club Members’ Personal Data

The federation attributes the intrusion to a single compromised administrative account with passwords reset across the system.

Overview

  • Attackers accessed the clubs’ administrative management software using a compromised account and exfiltrated member information.
  • Following detection, the FFF disabled the affected account, enforced a system-wide password reset, and reported no evidence of financial data exposure.
  • The exposed fields were limited to names, gender, date and place of birth, nationality, postal and email addresses, telephone numbers, and license numbers.
  • The FFF filed a criminal complaint and notified France’s ANSSI and the data protection authority CNIL in line with GDPR obligations.
  • The federation will directly notify impacted individuals and urges vigilance against phishing messages that request attachments, credentials, or banking details.