World Cup 2026: Hacking worry for Argentina FA over Egypt game emails
The Argentine football federation stated that it could be the target of a cyber attack after emails coming from its official accounts criticizing the refereeing in the national team. 3-2 win against Egypt At the World Cup.
The reigning world champions looked set for a surprise exit from the last 16 when they edged Egypt 2-0 but they staged a remarkable late comeback to progress to the quarter-finals.
Following the defeat, the Egyptian Football Federation asked Fifa to expel French referee Francois Letexier and the officials on duty from the tournament, claiming they were biased in favor of Argentina.
Argentinian news source La Calle, external In the e-mails sent to journalists from the account of the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) after the match, it was stated that “Argentina could not win” and that the result was the result of “corrupt referee decisions”.
The publication said AFA sources indicated that a group of Egyptian-based hackers were behind the emails, which praised Egypt’s performance.
The AFA statement responding to the incident included the following: “We would like to inform you that we have detected possible email sending from one of our corporate accounts that was not created or authorized by our team.”
The public was asked to “reject any unusual messages you have recently received from our account, particularly those that request links, attachments or personal information.”
“There is a possibility that our account may have been subject to unauthorized access, so we are working to clarify what happened and take the necessary security measures,” AFA said. he added.
