Indian T20 League franchise Bangalore’s official Twitter account was hacked. Hackers changed the display picture and the profile name to “Bored Ape Yacht Club” and tweeted some NFT’s related posts. It also retweeted some of the other NFT’s related users.
Some users got to know the condition after seeing the NFT’s related tweets on the timeline. Till now, there is no official confirmation provided by the official of the Bangalore-based franchise, and they haven’t taken down any content. This is not the first time the franchise account has been hacked. In September 2021, its account was hacked, but the franchise restored it, after which they provided a full statement.
“Dear 12th Man Army, our Twitter account was compromised a few hours ago and we have now managed to get the access back. We condemn the tweet that the hackers put out and we do not endorse any content from that tweet, which we have now deleted. We regret the inconvenience caused,” Bangalore Franchise had tweeted back then.
Recently an incident happened to the Cricket Council Body in which they lost over INR 20 crores through some deception by scammers. As online fraud has been happening, big organizations should worry about their online platform and protect their assets from online fraud.
Bangalore bagged some youngsters in the mini-auction
Meanwhile, the Bengaluru-based franchise headed into the cash-rich league 2023 mini-auction with their little kitty, however, the team managed to acquire some brilliant players, including the likes of England’s Will Jacks as they spent INR 3.2 crore. Bangalore also signed his compatriot Reece Topley for a sum of INR 1.9 crore.
Apart from the overseas signings, the franchise also added five uncapped Indian players to complete their squad, which includes the likes of Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma, Sonu Yadav, and Manoj Bhandage. Last year, the team featured in the playoffs following a decent season in the league phase, however, they could proceed to the final as they lost to Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2.
After retaining the big sharks such as skipper Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, and Glenn Maxwell, the side will aim to end their title drought in the forthcoming season, which is tentatively scheduled to start in the last week of March.
Here’s how fans reacted:
For good reason, we are going to win the Cup this time
— Yosh (@YoshCoorg) January 21, 2023
Kbhi you tube channel hack ho rha h kbhi Twitter☹️
— vaibhav chandrakar (@1827vaibhav) January 21, 2023
Don't think so they are posting Normal cricket post
— Satish Kumar (@Satish18vk) January 21, 2023
Kharid lenge bored ape, cup laa do bas😂
— Paul (@karmaisiabitch) January 21, 2023
Will they win us the cup?
— Tech Carson (@carsonedelde) January 21, 2023
Na hath mein trophy rahi na twitter par account. Sab kuch lekar chale gaya mera IPL aur ELON Bhau
— Laugh Out India (@LaughOutIndia) January 21, 2023
it's not the first time guys, rcb aur kkr ke sath hota rehta h
— Aahil (@KulcheNihari) January 21, 2023
Wtf RCB account hacked 💀#rcbtweetshacked#RoyalChallengersBangalore pic.twitter.com/6juVtupH8t
— Hemanth.One8 (@foodie_hu_yar) January 21, 2023
