NFL asks police for help in finding source of Twitter hack
Tuesday 7 June 2016 22:27, UK
The NFL has asked law enforcement to look into a Twitter hack that saw a message posted claiming the league's commissioner Roger Goodell had died.
A post was made from the NFL's official feed - @nfl - on Tuesday afternoon that read: "We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57 #RIP."
The tweet was soon deleted, but not before it had gone viral across social media.
Two more follow-up tweets were also posted before the apparent protagonist appeared to give up.
"Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died. Don't delete that tweet," read the first message, which was followed up by "OK, OK, you amateur detectives win. Good job."
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said: "We have engaged law enforcement to look into the matter. We are reviewing and strengthening our cyber-security measures."
