Ajax Data Breach Exposes Season Tickets and Fan Bans Vulnerable to Tampering

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The Hack Exposes Personal Data and Stadium Bans Vulnerabilities in Ajax Football Club’s IT Systems

In a recent high-profile breach, an unauthorized party gained access to certain areas of the IT systems used by AFC Ajax, a prominent Dutch football club based in Amsterdam.

  • The compromised systems included the club’s application and website, which utilize exposed APIs and shared access keys.
  • Sensitive information belonging to approximately 200 individuals subject to a stadium ban was potentially compromised, including names, addresses, and dates of birth.
  • Fortunately, the breach was discovered through a collaboration between the club and an investigative journalist who had been approached by the perpetrator.
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