A twitter hacker or hackers has been wreaking havoc on the National Football League's official twitter page, witha series of tweets streaming from their account.
The culprit originally logged into the account and posted a tweet claiming that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had passed away.
The tweet which was sent from the verified account was found to be false. Image: Twitter.com
The original tweet about Goodell's death was retweeted over 2,000 times within minutes of it being posted before it was removed, but it didn't stop the hacker from tampering with the account.
NFL Twitter account still is being hacked.
And Roger Goodell still is alive. pic.twitter.com/RLoNoP204P— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 7, 2016
The NFL's Twitter page indicates that the handle has posted hundreds of new tweets since the hack. However, none of the new messages will load, indicating that the hacker is still tampering with it.
