Who Keeps Hacking UM's Basketball and Football Facebook Pages? (Updated)

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UPDATED (10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12): The University of Michigan released the following statement at about 9:30 p.m. on its Facebook pages after dealing with hackers all day:

“Our partners at Facebook have advised us that our social pages are now stable. Out of extreme caution we will monitor all of our platforms throughout the evening and hope to return to normal operations shortly.

“We suggest a computer scan for anyone who has clicked on any third-party link from our Michigan Athletics, football or men’s basketball pages between the hours of 3am and 4pm today. We have no indication that any of our other Michigan accounts across all social platforms have been compromised.

“Thanks once again for your continued support and patience. ‪#‎GoBlue‬”

ORIGINAL STORY

University of Michigan football and basketball fans were treated with a barrage of racy posts Wednesday on the teams’ Facebook pages thanks to some mischievous hackers.

School officials addressed the security breaches Wednesday morning with a message posted on the Facebook pages:

“Fans – Early this morning, Facebook accounts for Michigan Athletics, football and men’s basketball were compromised. Thanks to diligent work on behalf of our partners at the University of Michigan and at Facebook, we have resolved the situation and deleted any offensive posts.

“We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate the support of our audiences throughout this issue. We greatly value our connections through social media. We continue to monitor our pages and will work with our partners to expedite all inquiries. Thanks for your patience and‪#‎GoBlue‬.”

However, as of noon Wednesday, the pages were still being hacked, with posts that featured titillating photos and boasted content about ”loving hot booty and sexy tattoos.”

UM associate athletics director Kurt Svoboda told the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday morning that the school was investigating the matter and trying to resolve the issue.

As far as suspects go, any true Wolverines fan has already put Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer at the top of the list.