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Brian's social media accounts hacked Feb 3, 2023 18:02:32 GMT via mobile

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Post by Lord Fickle on Feb 3, 2023 18:02:32 GMT

Brian May, 75, took to Instagram on Thursday to share his frustrations after his hacking debacle turned out to be “a lot more troublesome” than he first thought. The Queen guitarist first warned his fans that his Twitter had been hacked over the weekend. Now, it has emerged that Brian’s TikTok and email has been hacked too.

In a video to his 3.1 million Instagram followers, the rocker said: “You’ve probably noticed my hacking episode has turned out to be a lot more troublesome than I thought in the beginning.

“The guy has not only hacked my Twitter and TikTok, he has also hacked my Virgin email so I can’t get in there to fix anything.

“Basically, I wasted the whole day today trying to reclaim my stuff, without much success to be honest.

“I actually don’t get it,” he scoffed.

He continued despairingly: “I spend my life trying to earn a nice living I suppose and trying to do some good in the world and bring some joy to people. But this guy just wants to spend his days making my life a misery.

“I don’t really get it; I think it is kind of sad.

“I’ve got some people working on trying to reclaim my stuff. It has done a lot of damage to me, it also makes me feel really, I guess violated. It is a really uncomfortable feeling.”

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Last Edit: Feb 3, 2023 18:32:56 GMT by Lord Fickle

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Brian's social media accounts hacked Feb 3, 2023 18:40:11 GMT

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Post by Golden Salmon on Feb 3, 2023 18:40:11 GMT

Very lame situation, but it's probably less serious than it seems. A clever hacker could have taken massive advantage of this: data mining, blackmail, gaining access to QPL's resources, etc., but instead they did this. Brian is resourceful, he'll sort it out soon.

How's Virgin as e-mail provider? I can't imagine it's anywhere as good as Outlook 365 or even Gmail. I manage our corporate tenant and seeing the sheer amount of security-related features Microsoft provides, I don't think it is anywhere near as reliable.

Last Edit: Feb 4, 2023 8:44:00 GMT by Golden Salmon

mercurialfreddie Dragonfly Trumpeter Posts: 164 Likes: 124	Brian's social media accounts hacked Feb 3, 2023 20:42:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mercurialfreddie on Feb 3, 2023 20:42:30 GMT It is rumoured that whenever Brian tried to access his Twitter, a message kept appearing: "Don't you dare autotune Freddie Mercury".

pimderks Ostler Posts: 221 Likes: 273	Brian's social media accounts hacked Feb 4, 2023 12:29:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pimderks on Feb 4, 2023 12:29:40 GMT Meanwhile a laptop filled with unreleased Michael Jackson material was stolen and leaked online.

angusscrimm Ploughman Posts: 399 Likes: 302	Brian's social media accounts hacked Feb 4, 2023 14:26:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by angusscrimm on Feb 4, 2023 14:26:51 GMT We will, we will, mock you! It's not funny, though. Hope he gets it sorted and no-one has really been scammed.
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Brian's social media accounts hacked Mar 1, 2023 0:27:03 GMT via mobile

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Feb 3, 2023 18:40:11 GMT Golden Salmon said:

Very lame situation, but it's probably less serious than it seems. A clever hacker could have taken massive advantage of this: data mining, blackmail, gaining access to QPL's resources, etc.

Did you really just use blackmailing Brian as a positive hypothetical LOL

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Brian's social media accounts hacked Mar 1, 2023 6:55:51 GMT via mobile

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Mar 1, 2023 0:27:03 GMT manymilesaway said:

you really just use blackmailing Brian as a positive hypothetical LOL

I don't think so. They do seem to have assumed that social media accounts are some sort of gateway to an individual's entire working life.

Hack my twitter and you will absolutely not find my work login info, access to my bank account, or anything blackmailable.

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Brian's social media accounts hacked Mar 2, 2023 18:20:47 GMT The Fairy King likes this

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Post by Golden Salmon on Mar 2, 2023 18:20:47 GMT

Mar 1, 2023 0:27:03 GMT manymilesaway said:

Feb 3, 2023 18:40:11 GMT Golden Salmon said:

Very lame situation, but it's probably less serious than it seems. A clever hacker could have taken massive advantage of this: data mining, blackmail, gaining access to QPL's resources, etc.

Did you really just use blackmailing Brian as a positive hypothetical LOL

They took over Brian's private email account, which is a massive security breach into his private life. His social accounts were hacked because his email account was not only compromised, but even Brian himself was locked out of it.

Having someone troll people through his Twitter or Instagram accounts is the least of his concerns.

Last Edit: Mar 2, 2023 18:21:02 GMT by Golden Salmon

Post by Lord Fickle on Feb 3, 2023 18:02:32 GMT

Post by Golden Salmon on Feb 3, 2023 18:40:11 GMT

Post by mercurialfreddie on Feb 3, 2023 20:42:30 GMT

Post by pimderks on Feb 4, 2023 12:29:40 GMT

Post by angusscrimm on Feb 4, 2023 14:26:51 GMT

Post by manymilesaway on Mar 1, 2023 0:27:03 GMT

Post by pg on Mar 1, 2023 6:55:51 GMT

Post by Golden Salmon on Mar 2, 2023 18:20:47 GMT