The data breach was discovered on Thursday morning and led to the system being shut down.
According to Sportadmin’s assessment, it is reasonable to assume that personal data has been leaked.
– We do not know the amount of data involved. In the worst possible scenario, all personal data for all associations and their members is covered, says Jennie Everhed, communications manager at Lime Technologies, parent company of Sportadmin.
The company understands that there is concern among users.
– It is terribly regrettable. We have a lot of trust from our members. This creates a concern among associations and members. You should always be careful about your personal data, regardless of whether it is with Sportadmin or elsewhere. We take this seriously.
Associations are asked to be extra vigilant about contact attempts from unknown email users or phone numbers.
Sportadmin is used by around 1,700 sports associations in the country and has a million children and adults as members. It is used, among other things, to administer training opportunities and association information.
“Something has broken”
The breach has been reported to the police and also reported to the Data Protection Authority. Sportadmin does not want to comment on what they know about who may be behind the cyber attack.
– It is an ongoing investigation, so it is difficult to comment. It is a police matter, says Jennie Everhed.
Could you have done anything to prevent the data leak?
– It is always difficult to say, as a software company we live with a constant threat that something like this would happen. That’s why we always try to be at the forefront of safety. If we were sitting with hindsight, we would have done things differently, there is something that has broken, but as society looks today, it is very difficult to protect yourself.
Big risks
Since this attack involves an unknown actor, probably professionally coordinated, there are high risks with the data leak. That’s according to Marcus Murray, cybersecurity specialist at Truesec.
– There are antagonistic states that collect information about our citizens. They want to map our society, be able to influence us, and in the worst case even harm us, he tells TV4 Nyheterna in a previous article.
The leaked information can very well be sold on, says Marcus Murray.