Are Celebrities on Facebook Being Hacked?

[AnonLeo]

I've seen many celebrities posting links on their Facebook pages that has nothing to do with them.

Here are some examples:

And the list goes on...

What do you think? Why are these celebrities posting such random links that has nothing to do with them?


Best regards,
AnonLeo

 

[wi11iam]

Probably not. Some get paid for posting if they have lots of followers, but usually by big sponsors like Coca-cola or something, not usually meme sites.

They are probably fake pages. Anyone can make a Lil Wayne Facebook page. Especially if you substitute the l for a capital I, on Facebook, they look the same.

 

[SeoWrecker]

None of the ones you showed is an official profile .

 

[MCwarrior]

they are fake...i think the official account has some blue Check Badge besides their name?(not 100% sure)

 

[AnonLeo]

All of the examples I've posted were by VERTIFED Facebook pages. See the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/AKON/posts/10155771400215024
https://www.facebook.com/AKON/posts/10155774790510024
https://www.facebook.com/tyga/posts/10153082525577711
https://www.facebook.com/LilWayne/posts/10150597896169959
https://www.facebook.com/LilWayne/posts/10150597571369959

 

[Nonilol]

they are fake...i think the official account has some blue Check Badge besides their name?(not 100% sure)

You are right. Facebook offers the possibility to verify your account. The vast majority of celebrity fb pages is verified.

 

[Spawnie]

If you see aplus - thats the project of Ashton Kutcher after his App-startup failed miserably they started to get in on the viralnonsense blog thing to make at least a little back from their investment...

 

[AnonLeo]

None of the ones you showed is an official profile .

Probably not. Some get paid for posting if they have lots of followers, but usually by big sponsors like Coca-cola or something, not usually meme sites.

They are probably fake pages. Anyone can make a Lil Wayne Facebook page. Especially if you substitute the l for a capital I, on Facebook, they look the same.

they are fake...i think the official account has some blue Check Badge besides their name?(not 100% sure)

The reason it didn't show the verified icon is because I screenshot the posts directly off their timelines. You can search "Lil Wayne" on FB for example, click on the official page, and you'll see the random links.

 

[fredfred547]

They're probably just being paid to post them. You also have to remember the majority of celebrities don't run their own accounts. There are a number of people who have access so they could be getting paid or offer a discount on their service or who knows. I don't think they're being hacked though.

 

[AnonLeo]

They're probably just being paid to post them. You also have to remember the majority of celebrities don't run their own accounts. There are a number of people who have access so they could be getting paid or offer a discount on their service or who knows. I don't think they're being hacked though.

Another point is why would Akon, for example, want to make some money off Facebook when he's already rich? It just doesn't make any sense...

 

[MCwarrior]

ahhh they have that badge....maybe they just have nothing to post for today ahahahahaha or maybe the admin want to earn some extra $. =)

 

[AnonLeo]

ahhh they have that badge....maybe they just have nothing to post for today ahahahahaha or maybe the admin want to earn some extra $. =)

That's one theory lol; Who knows!

 

[Bekbek]

Damn I thought it only happens on our local celebs here in the Philippines. But now international celebs are also posting all this random post.

 

[AnonLeo]

Damn I thought it only happens on our local celebs here in the Philippines. But now international celebs are also posting all this random post.

Also, some of the titles + links are the exact same thing but posted by different celebs pages, which is pretty strange..

 

[Twixx]

I saw that Skrillex's facebook page was hacked a couple of weeks ago. Some really strange links were shared and then deleted after a few minutes.

 

[carlosponte]

In case they were real accounts, they can be paid or just liked that content!

 

[onair]

How can some one hack a facebook account, they get asked all types of question.

 

[jasqui]

That is Lil Waynes official page. He always posts APlus stuff, he actually has a stake in the company. The other ones are most likely paid posts.

 

[LoftPower]

I would have to say that they are fan pages. They are most likely not the celebs real page.

 

[Gogol]

I guess no. Probably their managers earning some quick cash.