Football Australia data leak exposes players’ contracts, fans’ personal details

• Australian players, every fan and FA customer potentially affected
• Cybersecurity breach has been traced back to early 2022

Passports, player contracts and more have been available online for almost two years due to a Football Australia (FA) data breach which cyber security researchers say includes information on every Australian fan and customer of the governing body.

Lithuanian group Cybernews detected the leak and informed the FA, allowing football officials to plug the hole before the issue was made public on Thursday morning.