Dutch police arrests suspect linked to Ajax football club hack
Recorded: May 27, 2026, 1:23 p.m.
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The Dutch National Police arrested a 35-year-old man in Buren who is suspected of hacking into the systems of the professional football club Ajax Amsterdam (AFC Ajax). This arrest followed an incident where the suspect is believed to have gained unauthorized access to the football club's computer systems multiple times. The investigation commenced after Ajax disclosed the incident in late March, revealing that the attacker exploited vulnerabilities within the club's IT infrastructure to access data belonging to several hundred individuals. The nature of the exploit was significant, as it extended beyond simple access to data; the vulnerabilities allowed for the modification of stadium bans imposed on fewer than twenty individuals and the transfer of purchased tickets. Furthermore, the security flaw enabled broad access to fan data through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and shared keys, demonstrating the ability to rapidly reassign VIP season tickets. Most critically, the hacker was able to manipulate 538 supporter stadium bans, affect 42,000 season tickets, and view details pertaining to over 300,000 accounts. Following the discovery, AFC Ajax took steps to patch the exploited vulnerabilities and notified both the Dutch Data Protection Authority and the police regarding the breach. In addition to the specific hacking incident involving Ajax, other related criminal activities were noted by Dutch law enforcement. In September 2025, the Dutch National Police also apprehended two teenage boys suspected of acting as spies for Russia, utilizing a WiFi sniffer device in proximity to Europol and Eurojust offices, as well as the Canadian embassy. More recently, financial crime investigators within the Netherlands (FIOD) conducted arrests and seized 800 servers belonging to a web hosting company that were implicated in enabling various cyberattacks, interference operations, and disinformation campaigns. This case demonstrates a broader pattern of coordinated cybercrime and espionage activities within the jurisdiction. |