(With regards to the speculation online, it’s worth noting that people sometimes use the word “hacked” as a sort of shorthand for: We, uh, forgot to log out of our account.) The comments to the videos from the account’s 19,000 followers were sparse, and largely amounted to questions about who’s son or daughter was going on a gaming spree, followed by assertions that the account was hacked, and then some internet-guesswork suggesting that if it was hacked, that the Navy likely would have reacted more quickly to resolve the issue, since that might indicate a security breach. a stream was shared with the words “hi guys” then “fffffffffffff” an hour later, and finally “POSC” at 8:51 a.m. on Monday with the words “play game,” then another two hours later that included the message “hi everyone.” And it continued: At 6:17 a.m. That was quickly followed by another stream at 2:37 a.m.

HahahahahaPosted by USS KIDD (DDG-100) on Sunday, October 3, 2021 The first livestream appeared on the USS Kidd’s Facebook account on Sunday at 10:26 p.m. When asked specifically about whether the account was “hacked,” and how that happened, Schwegman said that the “USS Kidd’s Facebook page had an unauthorized access from an unknown entity.” Whoever took control of the page also went so far as to change the account type to: “Gaming Video Creator.”Īfter publication, Schwegman told Task & Purpose on Thursday that the account’s “access has been secured by Facebook, and once their procedures are complete we’ll regain access to the page.” “We are currently working with Facebook technical support to resolve the issue.”Īs of Thursday morning the videos still remain up on the official account for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. Nicole Schwegman, a Navy spokesperson told Task & Purpose on Tuesday. “The official Facebook page for USS Kidd (DDG 100) was hacked,” Cmdr. Navy still hasn’t regained control of their account. For the last several days, someone has been having a lot of fun playing the classic 1997 strategy game “Age of Empires.” Normally, that wouldn’t be news (the game is freaking fantastic) but in this case someone has been livestreaming their game sessions on the official Facebook account for the USS Kidd, and the U.S.

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