Following their victory at the Asian Champions Trophy 2024, the official account of the Indian Hockey team on 'X' was hacked just a day after they clinched their fifth title against China. The nail-biting final, held in China, saw the team led by Harmanpreet Singh triumph with a narrow 1-0 victory.

The hacking incident quickly caught the attention of fans, who were alarmed to see promotional messages for cryptocurrency in the account. The post began with a warning, “THIS IS HACKED ACCOUNT!” before the hacker shared cryptocurrency promotions. Many eagle-eyed users on the platform promptly captured and shared screenshots of the unauthorised messages.

Soon the hacker deleted that post but fans and users pushed the screenshot of the message on the micro-blogging site.

India solidified their position as the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy with their latest triumph against China in the summit clash at the Moqi Hockey Training Base, Daur Ethnic Park, Hulunbuir, China, on Tuesday.

Jurgraj Singh scored the winner in a tightly contested game to retain India's title and bring the total to five titles in the Asian Champions Trophy.

The Paris Olympic Bronze medallists, after a short break, returned to the international stage at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2024 on 8th September. The Indian talisman Harmanpreet continued to lead the team, with Vivek Sagar Prasad serving as his deputy, in the absence of Hardik Singh.

The high-flying Indian men's hockey team scored 26 goals in seven games in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy. Captain Harmanpreet scored seven goals, all from penalty corners, in this course.

(with ANI inputs)