NFL's Twitter Hacked, Commissioner Is Fine - NFL f52m

By Reuters | Updated: 8 June 2016 09:42 IST

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The National Football League's Twitter was hacked on Tuesday and a false tweet was sent that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died, an NFL spokesman said on his Twitter .

"The @nfl Twitter was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well," league spokesman Brian McCarthy said. McCarthy confirmed to Reuters that the had been hacked. 3w6t1a

"We are reviewing and strengthening our cyber-security measures," McCarthy said in an email.

He said the NFL had ed law enforcement about the hacking but declined further comment.

The NFL's official Twitter handle sent a tweet at 12:36 p.m. ET that read, "We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has ed away. He was 57. #RIP."

The tweet was promptly deleted, only to be followed by another rogue message, this time seemingly mocking the league.

"Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died," the tweet read. "Don't delete that tweet."

A Twitter spokesman declined to comment and directed inquiries to the NFL.

"Roger Goodell" quickly began to trend on Twitter, with some social media s cracking jokes.

"Fans across the nation devastated after hearing Roger Goodell was found alive this morning in his office at @NFL HQ. He is 57," tweeted Henry McNamara (@HenryLMcNamara).

The NFL was not the only high-profile hacked this week.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest s were hacked on Sunday.

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