All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick has had his Instagram account hacked. The 2014 World Rugby Player of the Year’s photos were deleted over the weekend, replaced by posts asking for his 53,000 followers to donate money via a mobile payment service. Retallick is currently playing for Kobe Steelers in Japan’s Top League.
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Rugby: All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick s social media account hacked
3 Jan, 2021 06:30 PM
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All Black lock Brodie Retallick is the latest rugby star to become victim to hackers, after his Instagram social media account was compromised leading his teammate to jump to his aid.
His verified profile on Instagram had all posts deleted, while the hackers began posting messages on his Story in attempt to illicit transfers from Square s payment processing tool Cash App. The also changed his profile image to two men holding stacks of cash, one holding a large stack over his shoulder.
Retallick has over fifty thousand followers on the platform, although those based in New Zealand will not have access to the Cash App as it is not available there.