Top 100 Tennis Player's Family Threatened, Possible Breach of WTA Data Base
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Tennis player Panna Udvardy received threats via WhatsApp, including photos of her family and a gun, demanding she lose a match. She suspects a WTA database breach exposed players' personal info, as others reported similar threats.
Source: Tennis Now
World No. 95 Tennis player Panna Udvardy shared on social media she received threatening messages over WhatsApp on her personal phone. An unknown perpetrator threatened Udvardy that her family would be harmed if she did not lose her match at the 125K Megasary Hotels Open on the red clay of Antalya, Turkey. Even more disturbing: the threatening message were accompanied by photos of the Hungarian player’s family members and an image of a gun suggesting they would be targeted for violence if she did not intentionally lose her match. The 27-year-old Hungarian said given the fact she was told other players had received threats, she believes the World Tennis Association (WTA) database was breached, exposing some players’ personal information. Full Story