Security News > 2020 > January > Rui Pinto: Hacker Who Targeted Football and Angola's 'Princess'
Rui Pinto, the Portuguese self-taught hacker already tied to the "Football Leaks", has now come forward as the source of the spectacular "Luanda Leaks" revelations.
Pinto said he leaked the "Luanda Leaks" files - drawn from 715,000 documents - out of civic duty, asking for nothing in return.
A fan of FC Porto and Cristiano Ronaldo, Pinto said that he wanted to reveal "The principal protagonists in the dishonest football industry".
Immediately after his arrest, Pinto's lawyers said that he was "In love with football and disgusted by the activities he has progressively become aware of".
The latest hard drive Pinto handed over to the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa provided the source material for the so-called Luanda Leaks scandal, say his lawyers.