The ATP 500 tournament in Rio is facing an unprecedented scandal, after a South American journalist unmasked that the personal data of the players could be accessed by anyone. The disclosure comes at a time when more and more athletes complain that they are assaulted, harassed and threatened on social networks, but also on the tennis court.
Carlos Alcaraz, one of the players whose private data made public. Photo EPA EFE
Brazilian journalist Demetio Vecchioli revealed that confidential data of tennis players who participate or participated in the past in Rio Open could be accessed by anyone on a platform affiliated with the tournament, as a result of a mess between the competition organizers and the Brazil Government, writes Eurosport .
The journalist first announced the authorized bodies, so that things are repaired and the personal data of the athletes are no longer available to anyone, then made the scandal public.
Data leaks at Rio Open
“This is the passport picture of Joao Fonseca, with the date of issuing the act, October 2020. How do I have access to something so personal? Is it just one of the multiple personal data leaks that can be imputed to the Rio Open and organizers to the government ”the journalist has scored on social networks.
He accidentally arrived on that page that left the personal information of the players, including the phone number or address.
“I even found Joao and Carlitos’s phone number (I called WhatsApp on Alcaraz and he also answered), but also other confidential data, such as the address, etc. And it is not isolated cases for the two, Thiem, Musetti, Melo, Monteiro were in the same situation. “revealed Vecchioli.
The last serious case of this kind happened this week, when Emma Răducanu broke out after an obsessed man harassed her even during a match. The follower, thrown out of the arena and forbidden in the future at tennis matches, knew in detail the places frequented by the British player of Romanian origin and had planned several ways to approach it.
