Dutch National Police report that a 35-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of computer intrusion connected to AFC Ajax, the Amsterdam professional football club. Police say the suspect is believed to have intentionally and unlawfully accessed Ajax’s computer systems multiple times. The arrest follows an investigation that began after Ajax detected unauthorized access to its systems earlier this year. Reporting across outlets indicates the incident involved exposure of data belonging to fans, with figures cited of roughly 300,000 fan records. The police statement describes the case as a computer intrusion investigation tied to the club’s systems, and the suspect is presented as part of ongoing law enforcement efforts to determine how the intrusion occurred and what data was affected. Both sources describe the same core elements: a police arrest of a single suspect, the suspected repeated unauthorized access to Ajax systems, and the investigation initiated after the club identified the breach. The reports do not provide additional details on motives, methods used, or whether the suspect has been charged at this stage.
Dutch police arrest suspect over AFC Ajax hacking incident exposing fan records
Dutch National Police report that a 35-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of computer intrusion connected to AFC Ajax, the Amsterdam professional football club. Police say the suspect is believed t...
- Dutch National Police arrest a 35-year-old man over a suspected computer intrusion linked to AFC Ajax.
- Police say the suspect is believed to have intentionally and unlawfully accessed Ajax’s computer systems multiple times.
- The investigation begins after Ajax detects unauthorized access to its systems.
- Sources report that the hack exposed fan-related records, with figures around 300,000 fan records mentioned.
- The reports describe an ongoing police investigation tied to the breach.
The Dutch National Police arrested a man suspected of hacking into the computer systems of AFC Ajax, a football club from Amsterdam. “On the morning of Tuesday, May 26, detectives arrested a 35-year-old man from the municipality of Buren for computer intrusion at the Amsterdam football club Ajax. The man is suspected of intentionally and unlawfully entering Ajax’s computer systems multiple times ,” the police said. The investigation began after AFC Ajax discovered unauthorized access … More → The post Police arrest suspect in Ajax football club hack that exposed 300,000 fan records appeared first on Help Net Security.
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