- Maradona’s fan page on Facebook was compromised, pointing to a possible Mexican hacker.
- The family disowned the posts and is working to fix the hack.
- In addition, the hacker made references to AMLO, Messi, Ronaldo and the rivalry between Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
Diego Armando Maradona’s fan page on Facebook was hacked this Wednesday, May 24. This was recognized by the same administrators of the page, who, after a series of disconcerting publications, explained that they were trying to solve “a hack.”
Analyzing the characteristics of the posts, everything points to a Mexican hacker, since several of the publications refer to Mexico.
“Diego Armando Maradona’s fan page on Facebook became a trend. What happened? The official site dedicated to the former Argentine player and former DT was hacked and the fact took on significance from unusual posts that were made on his account,” the Argentine newspaper published. The voice of the interior.
The first strange post from the “community manager” was a question: “You do know that I faked my death, right?” wrote who was posing as Diego himself, who passed away in November 2020.
Posts related to Mexico arrived minutes later. “I trust Andrés Manuel López Obrador”, was the following, referring to the president of the Nation.
And later, on Diego Armando Maradona’s fan page, a boy dressed as a student appeared, with headphones and the text: “El Jeremías”, the 2015 Mexican comedy film directed by Anwar Safa and starring Martín Castro as Jeremías.
It must be remembered that beyond the death of the star, his official accounts on social networks are still active and, in fact, have been the cause of dispute between the daughters of the Argentine and those who claim to have the rights to the Maradona brand.
Hacking of Maradona’s fan page on Facebook: was he a Mexican?
“We regret to inform you that Diego Maradona’s official account on Facebook has suffered a cyberattack. We are working to reverse the hack as quickly as possible. From now on, we repudiate the content of the publications that are being carried out, ”the family of Diego Armando Maradona, who is the one who manages the official accounts of the former player and former coach of the Argentine soccer team, wrote on Instagram.
In addition, they reported that they are “working to reverse said hacking as soon as possible” and added: “We already repudiate the content of the publications that are being carried out.”
Other of the publications made reference to Ronaldo and Messi: “Long live Messi, CR7 is an asshole,” he said.
One of the hacker’s posts took aim at the all-time classic marketing rivalry: Pepsi versus Coca-Cola. “Here in heaven there is no Coca. Namás Pepsi”.
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