Northern Illinois University football team's X account hacked
The X account of the Northern Illinois University 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 organization
- Northern Illinois University
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 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 football team's X account had been hacked during a game and used to promote a cryptocurrency scam.
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