[dropcap]E[/dropcap]arlier today, University of Michigan’s Football and Michigan Basketball pages were victim of a hacking, during which posts containing explicit content as well as gossip and entertainment were made on the pages.
Both pages sent out apologies to fans about 12 hours ago:
Michigan football, basketball and other athletic social media sites were hacked Wednesday morning, with the hackers posting sexually explicit material across all platforms. Damien Dennis/The Pit
“Fans – Early this morning, Facebook accounts for Michigan Athletics, football and men’s basketball were compromised. Thanks to diligent work on behalf of our partners at the University of Michigan and at Facebook, we have resolved the situation and deleted any offensive posts.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate the support of our audiences throughout this issue. We greatly value our connections through social media. We continue to monitor our pages and will work with our partners to expedite all inquiries. Thanks for your patience and #GoBlue.”
Following that, more posts were made by hackers, which were removed promptly again. With over 1.4 million likes on the football page and 400,000 likes on the basketball page, the inappropriate postings could have reached almost 2 million followers.
