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Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players


Italian professional football club Bologna FC is allegedly a recent victim of the RansomHub cybercrime gang, according to the group's dark web postings.

The ransomware crims responsible for attacks on organizations including Planned Parenthood and Christie's – the same crew thought to have picked up LockBit's top talent post-disruption – posted an extensive collection of data it claims came from Bologna's systems.

Among the samples of allegedly stolen data is a document that purports to be manager Vincenzo Italiano's employment contract, which includes details such as his €4.575 million annual remuneration for this season and the next, plus a potential €455,000 bonus for winning the Italian Serie A league.

Details of professional football contracts are often kept secret, but are widely speculated regardless. However, the length of the contracts is usually disclosed to the public. Italiano joined Bologna in June on a two-year contract, and ...


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