Barcelona fans in meltdown as Twitter hackers falsely announce signing of ex-Real Madrid star Angel Di Maria
BARCELONA suffered an embarrassing night on social media after their hacked Twitter account falsely confirmed the signing of former Real Madrid ace Angel Di Maria.
The Catalans have nearly 12 million followers and they were sent into meltdown on Tuesday after a number of odd posts.
Hackers falsely announced Barcelona had signed Angel Di Maria on the club’s Twitter account last nightAFPFans went into meltdown when the Tweet ‘confirming’ the former Real Madrid star had joined was postedGetty
However, the most mischievous of all was the “news” of a new arrival.
But it did not take long for supporters of the La Liga giants to realise that something was amiss.
A group called OurMine (Security Group) were the ones behind the hacking.
And they made no secret of their antics in their posts.
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The first said: “Let’s get #FCBHack trending on Twitter!”
That was followed by: “Hi FC Barcelona, it’s OurMine (Security Group), please contact us – ourmine.org – > Contact Us, and sorry for the hoax.”
Barcelona were quick to respond and ease the anger of some of those duped by “the signing” of the ex-Madrid Argentinian winger.
Fans were less than impressed with the ‘arrival’ of Angel Di MariaReutersBarcelona chiefs moved quickly to release a statement confirming of their accountGetty Images - GettyBarca issued the following statementTwitter - @FCBarcelona
They quickly released a statement online to confirm that their social media channel had been breached.
Barca said: “Our accounts have been hacked tonight.
“We’re working to solve the problem as soon as possible.
“Thanks for your patience.”
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