Fortnite pro Bugha\u2019s social media hacked right after winning World Cup Dennis Schneidler\/Reuters \/ UnsplashFresh off of winning the Solos tournament at the $30 million Fortnite World Cup, Kyle \u2018Bugha\u2019 Giersdorf unfortunately got his Twitter and Twitch accounts hacked. Bugha pulled off the performance of a lifetime on July 28, becoming the first ever solos Fortnite Cup World champion. The 16 year-old was celebrating being able to take home the massive $3 million prize, when his Twitter and Twitch accounts were suddenly hacked, locking him out of the platforms. Shortly after the 16-year-old Fortnite pro was crowned champion, strange tweets began appearing on his Twitter account. \u201cFollow @perocet @_eclan\u201d one of them said. \u201cFollow @perocet @_eclan we in the vip lounge dropping dom p bottles live stream in 10 following 100 back in an hour\u201d read the second. Bugha\u2019s account was hacked. A retweet was also posted from July 9, which said \u201c**** egirls\u201d and contained a screenshot of a girl\u2019s Twitter profile. The hacker also retweeted a tweet bashing \u201ce-girls.\u201d His Twitch was hacked too Shortly after his Twitter account was hacked, his Twitch account was compromised too. Despite the account broadcasting live, a single image was displayed which said \u201cFollow @percocet \/ @bug on twitter for a follow off bugha\u201d Bugha\u2019s Twitch was hacked too. FaZe Clan\u2019s Nate Hill posted a tweet showing that the Twitch account had been used to gift him subs: \u201cYo @bugha thanks for the 100 gifted subs. @Twitch think my mans is hacked.\u201d Yo @bugha thanks for the 100 gifted subs :sweat_smile: @Twitch think my mans is hacked pic.twitter.com\/RBRl7wg0Ic \u2014 Nate Hill (@NateHillTV) July 29, 2019 Bugha responded on Instagram Bugha responded to the hack and posted on his Instagram story, saying: \u201cMy Twitter account has been hacked, those tweets are not mine.\u201d Bugha posted an Instagram story after his Twitter was compromised. Thankfully for Bugha, whoever compromised the accounts didn\u2019t do much with them, besides asking his many followers to follow two random accounts. Bugha\u2019s fans weren\u2019t happy Fans of the 16-year old Fortnite champion were not too thrilled with his accounts being hacked, as they replied to the unwelcome tweets with universal anger. Many users mocked the hacker, accusing them of being an amateur for picking such an easy target. Most were just mad that it happened so soon after his hard earned win. People were not happy. \u201cImagine hacking someone to get followers and still not getting any\u201d one person laughed. \u201cImagine being bugha and just playing the game and winning millions like holy god congrats bugha\u201d another replied. As of right now, it\u2019s unclear whether the two accounts have any relation to the hacker as they contain very little information. We\u2019ll update you if any more information develops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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