Dutch police arrest man over cyber breach at Ajax football club
The suspect was detained in the central Dutch town of Buren, where law enforcement officers also searched his home and seized multiple digital storage devices, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Dutch National Police.
Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of illegally accessing the computer systems of Ajax, one of the Netherlands’ most prominent football clubs.
The suspect was detained in the central Dutch town of Buren, where law enforcement officers also searched his home and seized multiple digital storage devices, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Dutch National Police.
“The man is suspected of intentionally and unlawfully entering Ajax’s computer systems multiple times,” police said. Authorities did not disclose the suspect’s identity or provide details about a possible motive.
Source: https://therecord.media/dutch-police-arrest-man-over-cyber-breach-ajax-football
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