- Gold Coast Suns’ Facebook account hacked again
- Club’s page was targeted earlier in the week
The Gold Coast Suns have again been targeted by hackers, with the club’s Facebook page being struck for a second time in two days.
The football club issued a statement on Tuesday morning via X, explaining that officials had been locked out of the Suns’ Facebook and Instagram pages.
‘The club is aware of the current issues with its Meta account and is working to rectify the situation,’ the club statement read.
‘Please note that any post made at this time is unauthorised and we apologise for any inconvenience, harm or offence caused.
‘The club will keep fans up to date.’
Unusual posts started appearing on the pages on Monday night and Tuesday morning that had fans scratching their heads.
The Gold Coast Suns have had their Facebook account hacked twice in two days
A series of strange posts appeared on Monday, including memes and videos
The club seemed to have got back control of their account on Tuesday
The bizarre posts included footage of people farming and other random memes.
Fans cottoned on that things were amiss pretty quickly.
‘What the hell is going on here,’ posted one fan
‘If you’re having a bad Tuesday, it’s not as bad as the Gold Coast Suns Socials Admin,’ said another.
‘So has the @GoldCoastSUNS facebook page been hacked or what?’ replied a third.
On Tuesday afternoon it seemed the club had regained control of the page, but another bizarre video appeared in the evening of fruit being sliced.
‘Surely not again,’ remarked user commented.
‘These are still going?’ said another.
On Tuesday night, more strange posts appeared on the page
The Suns take on Essendon on Saturday March 8 in their opening match
The club, which is preparing for their opening game of the pre-season, got some positive news on Tuesday with Matt Rowell committing verbally to remain on the glitter strip until the 2026 season is over.
The footy star has been reportedly targeted by several rival clubs, so the news will be a big relief to Suns supporters.
Last week Rowell was pressed by reporters if he’d remain at the club and he seemed less than enthused.
‘Yeah, I think (I’ll stay)’, he said.
‘That’ll happen when we get to it, but I’m just focused on the season coming up and winning our first game.’
The Suns take on Essendon on Saturday March 8 in their opening match.
