Security News > 2020 > November > Manchester United working with infosec experts to 'minimize ongoing IT disruption' caused by 'cyber attack'
Manchester United is working with infosec pros to "Minimize the ongoing IT disruption" that it says was caused by an assault on its tech systems.
"In a statement, the club said:"Manchester United Plc can confirm that the club has experienced a cyber attack on its systems.
The club has taken swift actions to contain the attack and is currently working with expert advisers to investigate the incident and minimise the ongoing IT disruption.
"Although this is a sophisticated operation by organized cyber criminals, the club has extensive protocols and procedures in place for such an event and had rehearsed for this risk. Our cyber defenses identified the attack and shut down affected systems to contain the damage and protect data."
"Though we seek to protect ourselves by putting processes in place that are designed to prevent such attack and regularly monitor alerts and updates from leading cyber security vendors and trusted authorities, our IT systems and other third-party systems utilized in our operations may still be vulnerable to external or internal security breaches, acts of vandalism, computer viruses or other forms of cyber-attack."