Real Madrid "Welcome Messi" as social media accounts are hacked
After Barcelona previously suffered at the hands of the online hackers, this time the side from the capital were the victims with their Facebook and Twitter accounts hacked.
"Welcome Messi", was the message that greeted users to the Real Madrid Facebook page and English Twitter account this morning along with a Sky Sports video of the Argentine's winning goal the 2-3 El Clasico played at the Bernabeu last season.
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The message was followed with another by the suspected authors of the hack OurMine.Org claiming that "online internet security is shit and we proved that". The cyber-attack also affected the Real Madrid Japanese version of the club's Twitter account.
Earlier this week FC Barcelona suffered a similar hack with tweets suggesting the club had acquired the services of PSG player Ángel Di María.