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Privacy own-goal: World Cup blunder leaks Lionel Messi’s passport details

·Source: Graham Cluley

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Executive Summary

Argentina's World Cup squad had their passport numbers leaked before a ball was kicked - not by hackers, but by someone who failed to redact a document properly. document. It's a mistake that has been made many times in the past... Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Analysis

Argentina's World Cup squad had their passport numbers leaked before a ball was kicked - not by hackers, but by someone who failed to redact a document properly. document. It's a mistake that has been made many times in the past... Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Graham Cluley on Jun 12, 2026.

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