French Football Federation discloses data breach after cyberattack
Recorded: Nov. 28, 2025, 5:03 p.m.
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French Football Federation discloses data breach after cyberattack By Sergiu Gatlan November 28, 2025 The French Football Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach on Friday after attackers used a compromised account to gain access to administrative management software used by football clubs. "Upon detection of this unauthorized access through the use of a compromised account, the FFF services took the necessary steps to secure the software and data, including immediately disabling the account in question and resetting all user account passwords," the FFF said [machine translation]. Secrets Security Cheat Sheet: From Sprawl to Control Related Articles: Cyberattack Sergiu Gatlan Previous Article Post a Comment Community Rules You need to login in order to post a comment Not a member yet? Register Now You may also like: Popular Stories Microsoft: Exchange Online outage blocks access to Outlook mailboxes Code beautifiers expose credentials from banks, govt, tech orgs Microsoft is speeding up the Teams desktop client for Windows Sponsor Posts Overdue a password health-check? Audit your Active Directory for free CMMC Made Simple. Get audit-ready with Huntress—faster, easier, and more affordable. WSUS can’t keep up in a remote-first world. Cloud-native patching fixes what VPNs never could Review of Passwork: Affordable Enterprise-Grade Password Manager Upcoming Webinar Follow us: Main Sections News Community Forums Useful Resources Welcome Guide Company About BleepingComputer Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Ethics Statement - Affiliate Disclosure Copyright @ 2003 - 2025 Bleeping Computer® LLC - All Rights Reserved Login Username Password Remember Me Sign in anonymously Sign in with Twitter Not a member yet? Register Now Help us understand the problem. What is going on with this comment? Spam Abusive or Harmful Inappropriate content Strong language Other Read our posting guidelinese to learn what content is prohibited. Submitting... |
The French Football Federation (FFF) experienced a data breach following an attack targeting administrative management software utilized by French football clubs. The incident was triggered by unauthorized access through a compromised account, leading to the theft of personal and contact information from members of various football clubs. Following detection, the FFF immediately disabled the account and reset all user passwords. The compromised data included names, surnames, genders, dates and places of birth, nationalities, postal addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and license numbers. In response to the breach, the FFF filed a criminal complaint and notified relevant authorities, including France’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) and the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL). The FFF also issued a direct notification to individuals whose email addresses were found within the affected database, and cautioned members to be vigilant against suspicious communications claiming to originate from the federation, its clubs, or other senders, urging them to disregard requests for sensitive information like passwords or banking details. The FFF stated its commitment to strengthening security measures to counter the increasing prevalence and evolving tactics of cyberattacks. This incident follows a prior data breach affecting the French social security service for parents and home-based childcare providers (Pajemploi), which may have exposed the personal information of approximately 1.2 million individuals. The FFF’s response emphasizes a proactive approach to data security and highlights the ongoing challenge of cybersecurity threats within the sports industry. |