Argentina FA Probes Cyber Attack After 3-2 Egypt Win Sparks Fake Refereeing Emails
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 10
Argentina FA Probes Cyber Attack After 3-2 Egypt Win Sparks Fake Refereeing Emails
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 10
Summary
Argentina's football association said one of its institutional accounts may have been accessed without authorization after journalists received emails claiming the 3-2 win over Egypt was decided by "corrupt refereeing decisions."
The AFA urged recipients to ignore unusual messages, especially those containing links, attachments or requests for personal information, while it investigates what happened and tightens security measures.
La Calle reported AFA sources suspected Egyptian-origin hackers sent the messages, which said "Argentina did not win" and praised Egypt's performance after the last-16 match.
The incident followed Egypt's formal complaint to FIFA seeking to remove French referee Francois Letexier and his officiating team, with coach Hossam Hassan alleging bias to keep Lionel Messi and the defending champions in the tournament.
Argentina had rallied from 2-0 down in Atlanta through goals from Cristian Romero, Messi and Enzo Fernandez, setting up a quarter-final against Switzerland on Sunday.