The new Fortnite world champion Bugha had not only a reason to be happy. After his Twitter and Twitch channel exploded after the victory, reality hit. Hackers had targeted the champion.
What happened to the channels? Anyone who wanted to check out the channels of the freshly crowned world champion on the night from Sunday to Monday discovered only strange retweets and requests to follow certain Twitter accounts.
Via Instagram, Bugha then announced that his accounts had been hacked and he had no access to them. Meanwhile, everything is back to normal, and the professional can not only be happy about 3 million dollars in prize money but also about thousands of new followers.
How his channels evolved
Thousands of new followers: Not only fame and honor but also many new fans Bugha received after his victory. According to Socialblade , his Twitter followers rose from 31,000 on Saturday to nearly 200,000 today.
On Twitch, the numbers increased from 76,000 to nearly 140,000 followers. Here, the number almost doubles.
That’s why it’s frustrating: New followers are of course also new fans and sources of income. It was all the more frustrating that a hacker had his hands in the cookie jar during such a big rise.
Fortunately, the team behind Bugha quickly got the problems under control, and now the 16-year-old can be back on it without worries.
What do fans say about it? They directly attacked the alleged hacker. They reported the Twitter accounts that, according to the post, one should follow. So there was a lot of support for Bugha, and even under the hacker’s tweets, the professional received a lot of support.
For example, it is said: “Imagine hacking someone for followers and still getting none.”
A response to that was: “Imagine you are Bugha, play a game, and win millions of dollars. Congratulations Bugha!”
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