"And the hackers gonna hack hack hack hack hack"
Yeah, I couldn't help but get Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" song stuck in my head again today!
Poor Taylor was hacked on Instagram and Twitter yesterday
! Of course, the social media accounts of stars being hacked is nothing new. But Taylor just happens to be one of the most-followed celebs in the social media world, so you can bet her fans noticed when something was fishy about her account!
! Of course, the social media accounts of stars being hacked is nothing new. But Taylor just happens to be one of the most-followed celebs in the social media world, so you can bet her fans noticed when something was fishy about her account!
And that leads me to what might be the most interesting point about this celeb-hacking: its purpose. Many times, hackers have done so to post a lewd photograph or start a juicy rumor or something similar. But not this time. No, this hacker seemed to mainly be after one thing: followers. Yeah, followers!!
The hacker posted a tweet as though it was from Taylor telling her fans to follow his actual Twitter account. And later, he asked them to do the same for a supposed friend. What a crazy thing to do to gain some social media followers!! And while most of Taylor's followers recognized the hacker and told him to take a hike, a few had a different plan. They messaged Taylor's account (while the hacker was on it) and asked him to follow them from Taylor's account!
This "follow-for-a-follow" type of world is crazy and the things people do to elicit social media followers are just as nuts. What's the craziest thing you've heard of someone doing to get social media followers?
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