World Rugby has taken legal action against online abuse of match officials following the World Cup. One individual in Australia has been charged, with pending prosecutions in South Africa, France, New Zealand, and the UK. Additionally, 1,600 social media accounts have been reported for breaching community guidelines. In a separate incident, Football Australia has experienced a data breach, exposing players' contracts and fans' personal details due to a cybersecurity incident. The breach was caused by secret codes embedded in the website, leaving a data bucket containing players' passports and contract information unprotected.
There are fears some of Australia's soccer superstars have been caught up in a cybersecurity incident, with their personal information, inluding passport and contract details, made public online. READ: https://t.co/Mjffpd1vFc @DamoNews #9News https://t.co/RCXiCmK67M
Football Australia has exposed itself to a data breach by leaving secret codes embedded in its website, leaving a data bucket containing players' passports and contract information completely unprotected. https://t.co/NfisbR2phr
Football Australia data leak exposes players’ contracts, fans’ personal details https://t.co/qn3dtQVBJH
Australian soccer players have had their passports, contracts and other personal information leaked online in a cybersecurity incident that has potentially also affected every local customer or fan, researchers say. https://t.co/Sk4jjpvAPh
World Rugby takes legal action following match official abuse monitoring after World Cup One person in Australia has been charged for online abuse with multiple pending prosecutions also in South Africa, France, New Zealand and the UK. https://t.co/sPvEB2MqdY
Legal action taken from World Cup online abuse https://t.co/laDG6irN2p
World Rugby takes legal action following match official abuse monitoring after World Cup https://t.co/71F2SscqLh
World Rugby confirm that one individual in Australia has been charged for online abuse, cases in other jurisdictions are pending, and 1,600 social media accounts have been reported to platforms for breach of their community guidelines. @WorldRugby @rugbyworldcup