How hackers attacked Messi, Chelsea after taking over Mbappe’s X Account
The X account of French football star, Kylian Mbappe, was hacked early Thursday. This resulted in a series of controversial tweets that have since been deleted but continue to stir reactions across the platform. The posts included several insults fired at eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, along with claims that he was set to join Manchester United. “Cristiano […]
Real Madrid’s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe reacts during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Real Valladolid FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
The X account of French football star, Kylian Mbappe, was hacked early Thursday.
This resulted in a series of controversial tweets that have since been deleted but continue to stir reactions across the platform.
The posts included several insults fired at eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, along with claims that he was set to join Manchester United.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest football player of all time. The midget [Lionel Messi] is NOT my goat,” One of the posts said.
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The hackers also took a swipe at Chelsea, a club he has previously been rumoured to support.
In response to an X user suggesting his allegiance to the West London side, the hackers tweeted, “Chelsea are washed, g.”
Another post read: “Manchester is Red,” before the hacked account later dropped another transfer hint saying: “Yo @ManCity… lool baited I’m going to @ManUTD. 2028 LET’S RUN IT UP ON A FREE TRANSFERRRR.”
Also, Mbappe’s hacked account claimed fan account @UTDTrey “is the best account”, while he described Tottenham as “s***”.
According to The Mirror, the hack is connected to the ‘MBAPPE’ crypto token, with the value of these tokens surging to tens of millions of pounds in a few minutes following the posts, before they subsequently plummeted and returned to a value of zero.
The Real Madrid striker is yet to comment on the hack.