Infantino expects release of info from cyberattack on FIFA
6 years, 4 months ago

Infantino expects release of info from cyberattack on FIFA

Associated Press  

LONDON — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is braced for a release of private information gained by hackers after world soccer’s governing body said its computer network was subject to another cyberattack. “The questions we received, we answered,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said when asked about what could be released. So if then this is being portrayed as something bad, I think there’s not much I can do more than my job in an honest way, in a professional way and trying to defend the interests of football.” Before being elected FIFA president in 2016, Infantino was general secretary at UEFA, overseeing the administration of European soccer at a time when new Financial Fair Play rules were being enforced on European clubs. “What counts is do things in an appropriate way.” In a separate statement, FIFA said it “condemns any attempts to compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data in any organization using unlawful practices.” “Of course, we are concerned by the fact that some information has been obtained illegally,” it said.

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The Hindu  

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Associated Press  

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The Hindu  

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