Northern Illinois University American football team's X account hacked
The X account of the Northern Illinois University American football team was hacked during the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game against Fresno State University. The account was suspected of being used to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Whether the account was recovered and what response was taken have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Northern Illinois University
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- American football team's X account hacked and suspected of promoting a cryptocurrency scam
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Indications emerged that the Northern Illinois University American football team's X account had been hacked during a match and used to promote a cryptocurrency scam.
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