Argentine Football Association database breach and email dispatch
A database breach occurred at the Argentine Football Association, and an email was sent describing the team's win over Egypt as a robbery. The association investigated the possibility of a cyber-attack. Infostealer malware was identified as the cause of the database breach.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Argentine Football Association (AFA)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Infostealer malware
- Location
- Argentina
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- A cyber-attack investigation got under way after an email was sent describing the win over Egypt as a robbery.
- Infostealer malware was identified as the cause of the Argentine Football Association's database breach.
3 related reports
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