{"id":86373,"date":"2023-10-06T23:51:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86373"},"modified":"2023-10-06T23:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:51:14","slug":"facebooks-own-account-is-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/facebooks-own-account-is-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook&apos;s own account is &apos;hacked&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Facebook&#8217;s own account is &#8216;hacked&#8217;: Social media users left bemused by bizarre posts including one demanding to &#8216;release&#8217; ex-Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Facebook&#8217;s official UK account was seemingly hacked on Friday evening\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facebook&#8217;s official UK account was seemingly hacked this evening, leaving social media users bemused.<\/p>\n<p>A flurry of unusual posts were put online from the social media giant&#8217;s official Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>The posts called for\u00a0ex-Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan to be released from prison and slammed Indian and international cricket councils for their organisation of the world cup.<\/p>\n<p>At around 10.40pm the Facebook account posted: &#8216;No idea why I suddenly have access to post stuff as Facebook. Or have I got it completely wrong and I&#8217;m not posting as Facebook UK?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Minutes later it added: &#8216;Let me take this opportunity to let [International Cricket Council] &amp; [Board of Control for Cricket in India] know they have completely botched the event by not issuing visas to people wanted to watch Cricket World Cup in person.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76265871-12604017-image-m-108_1696631984395.jpg\" height=\"178\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76265875-12604017-image-m-109_1696631993318.jpg\" height=\"156\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76265873-12604017-image-m-110_1696632003822.jpg\" height=\"185\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Facebook&#8217;s UK account appears to have been commandeered this evening by a cricket-loving hacker<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They should allow visas to Pakistani journalists and fans to visit the beautiful India. Come on people!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Three minutes later it said: &#8216;Also, release Imran Khan!!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;hacker&#8217; also posted an odd message about liking and sharing YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<p>By 11.30pm, the official account&#8217;s page had been disabled, but not before thousands of people saw the posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76266145-12604017-By_11_30pm_the_official_account_s_page_had_been_disabled_but_not-m-127_1696632827856.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>By 11.30pm, the official account&#8217;s page had been disabled (pictured), but not before thousands of people saw the posts<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/67837387-12604017-If_found_guilty_Mr_Khan_can_be_disqualified_from_standing_in_an_-a-125_1696632400962.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The posts called for ex-Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan (pictured) to be released from prison and slammed Indian and international cricket councils for their organisation of the world cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76265895-12604017-image-m-111_1696632052608.jpg\" height=\"754\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, who became a multi-billionaire off the back of the platform<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was\u00a0sentenced to three years in jail for illegally selling state gifts he received while premier.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was arrested after police descended on his home in Lahore &#8211; Pakistan&#8217;s second biggest city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MailOnline has contacted Meta for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12604017\/Facebook-account-hacked-Social-media-bizarre-posts-ex-Pakistani-prime-minister-Imran-Khan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook&#8217;s own account is &#8216;hacked&#8217;: Social media users left bemused by bizarre posts including one demanding to &#8216;release&#8217; ex-Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan Facebook&#8217;s official UK account was seemingly hacked on Friday evening\u00a0 Facebook&#8217;s official UK account was seemingly hacked this evening, leaving social media users bemused. 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