Cyber attack targets vote of no confidence against Barça president & board
The website was down for four hours after 7,500 signatures collected
The people behind the vote of no confidence against Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his board -- 'Mes que una Mocio' -- say the website has been the subject of a cyberattack, making it impossible to access.
After revealing they have so far received 7,500 signatures (just over 16,000 are needed to take the motion to the next stage), they revealed their site had been targetted, saying it was forced offline for four hours.
In a statement, they said that the website "has had over 200,000 unique visits and is a very important tool for socios to be able to know where they can go to sign the motion."
They added: "This attack is not just an act of aggression against the organization, but also against the rights of the socios to express their opposition against a board that has tainted the club's name."
Almost 7,500
Of the 16,250 signatures needed, spokesman Marc Duch has revealed there have so far been 7,500 collected. If they hit the target, the club's 150,000 socios will vote on Bartomeu's future. Two thirds would need to vote against him to bring forward elections, currently scheduled for March.
The platform 'Mes que una Mocio', which has the backing of presidential candidates Víctor Font, Jordi Farré and Lluís Fernández-Alá as well as eight opinion groups, now has 9-10 days to reach its target. Barça insist the cut-off date is the 17th of September.
The group behind the motion remain optimistic but accept that it is complicated to validate every signature is genuine.
'Més que una Moció' are upset the club wouldn't accept any other form of signature due to the current COVID-19 situation. At the moment, people are required to sign in person.
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