The OurMine hacker group targeted and
successfully breached security on social media
accounts belonging to two very large sporting
organisations Hackers targeted La Liga giants Barcelona and the Olympic Games movement on Saturday as their
Twitter accounts were attacked. The OurMine group posted messages on multiple
accounts belonging to Barcelona and the
International Olympic Committee. Barcelona have accounts in several languages and
relating to various aspects of the club, including
their La Masia youth academy, and all appeared to
have been hacked. MORE TEAMS  The hacking incident came soon after Barca beat Getafe to join Real Madrid on 52 points at the top of LaLiga. Each account sent out the message: "Hi, we are
OurMine. Well, this is the second time, the security
level is better but still not the best to improve your
accounts security." The OurMine group previously hacked Barcelona's
Twitter in 2017, falsely claiming the club would be
signing Angel Di Maria from Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona acknowledged the latest cybersecurity
breach after taking back control of their accounts,
posting: "FC Barcelona's Twitter accounts have
been hacked, which is why messages from outside
our club have appeared, and which have been
reported and deleted. The tweets were made through a third-party tool for data analytics. "FC Barcelona will conduct a cybersecurity audit
and will review all protocols and links with third
party tools, in order to avoid such incidents and to
guarantee the best service to our members and
fans. We apologise for any inconvenience this
situation may have caused." The Olympic Games accounts were similarly
attacked. Messages from OurMine were posted across its
official accounts, including those for the Olympics,
Athlete365 and IOC Media, before being deleted. The hacker group has previously targeted such
organisations as WikiLeaks, Real Madrid, the NFL
and its teams, Facebook, Instagram and the New
York Times. While the Catalans were left red faced off the pitch
on Saturday, they claimed a crucial 2-1 win over Getafe in La Liga on Saturday. First-half goals from Antoine Griezmann and Sergi
Roberto secured the three points for Quique
Setien's side, who remain second, level on points
with Real Madrid. Zinedine Zidane's men are in action at home against Celta Vigo on Sunday and have won their past five La Liga games.

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