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Friday, August 30, 2024
Hackers tweet ‘F*ck Israel’ during takeover of soccer star Kylian Mbappe’s account

France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA EURO 2024 Group B qualifying football match between France and Gibraltar at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France, on November 18, 2023. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Hackers managed to briefly take over French soccer star Kylian Mbappe’s X account, tweeting a series of posts including one that declared, “F*ck Israel” and another that read, “Free Palestine.”
Mbappe has subsequently gotten back in control of his account and the tweets have been deleted.
Kylian Mbappe account was hacked
Here’s a thread about everything that was posted on the account while it was hacked: pic.twitter.com/XZ1TgZUqdF
— Janty (@CFC_Janty) August 29, 2024