Facebook’s Official Page Hacked, Hackers Demand Imran Khan’s Release

Hacking of user accounts and pages on social media is not a new occurrence. Scammers have previously hacked accounts of prominent individuals, including politicians and celebrities, to post messages in their names.

However, a rare incident occurred on October 6 when Facebook users were surprised to discover unusual posts originating from Facebook’s official page. What caught the attention of Facebook users was the content of these posts, which focused on criticizing the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) for denying visas to Pakistani cricket fans for the ICC World Cup matches.

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The most noteworthy aspect of this scam was a post demanding the release of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Another post mentioned, “Release Zuck.”

At 10:40 pm, a post appeared on Facebook’s official page stating, “No idea why I suddenly have access to post stuff on Facebook. Or have I got it completely wrong and I’m not posting as Facebook UK?”

This was followed by another post that read, “Let me take this opportunity to let everyone know they have completely botched the event by not issuing visas to people who wanted to watch the Cricket World Cup in person.”

According to the DailyMail, which initially reported the incident, several posts were made before Facebook became aware of the issue and took action. The social network promptly removed all the posts and issued an official statement to inform users that the page had been compromised.

Simultaneously, the platform initiated an investigation into the incident and implemented measures to enhance the page’s security. By 11:30 pm, Facebook’s official page had been disabled. However, by that time, thousands of users had seen these posts.

In February 2014, an Egyptian hacker successfully removed Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook timeline cover photo from his account using a private exploit.