NFL Twitter hacks: League cooperating with law enforcement
The hackers claimed to be a group called OurMine
The NFL said Tuesday it will cooperate with law enforcement and Twitter after multiple teams' Twitter accounts were targeted by hackers Monday.
"On Monday, the NFL Cybersecurity department became aware of a breach of a league-related social media account," the NFL said in a statement. "Targeted breaches and additional failed attempts were discovered across the league and team accounts."
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The NFL said it directed teams to secure their social media accounts and alerted social media platform providers about the issue.
Targeted teams included the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, which will face off at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and the NFL's league account were also targeted. Some teams were also hacked on Instagram, NFL reporter Dov Kleiman wrote on Twitter.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes participates in a drill on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs will face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The hack appeared to come from a group called OurMine.
"Hi, we're Back (OurMine). We are here to Show people that everything is hackable," read a message posted on the NFL's Twitter account.
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On Sunday, the Chicago Bears’ official Twitter account was hacked. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a fake news tweet, which has since been deleted, was sent out announcing that the team had been sold to a Saudi government official.
“Apologies that our account was compromised this morning. We're back in the game & ready for the Pro Bowl,” the Chicago Bears subsequently tweeted.
Fox News' James Rogers contributed to this report.