World Cup grudge attackers may have scored Argentine FA access via year-old infostealer infection
13-07-2026 14:02 via theregister.com

World Cup grudge attackers may have scored Argentine FA access via year-old infostealer infection

Hudson Rock says the suspected compromise of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) may be linked to an infostealer infection nearly a year earlier. The incident appears to be the work of an aggrieved football fan, or group of them, after Argentina eliminated Egypt from the World Cup round of 16. Egypt's coach and football association complained about several refereeing and VAR decisions, which they said contributed to the result. The compromise of AFA's systems was spotted after mass emails w
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