British Horseracing Authority Facebook account hacked and filled with 'racy' content
British Horseracing Authority Facebook account hacked and filled with 'racy' content
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The British Horseracing Authority’s Facebook account has been hacked and populated, not with racing content - but racy content. The BHA uses the page to showcase the best side of the sport to its 53,000 followers. It’s last post on the platform was to congratulate everyone who made the shortlist for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards on December 16.
But since December 23, the account has been compromised and fallen into the control of outsiders. The next post was purportedly not from London, but from the BHA in Seattle, USA, after which posts of computer gaming footage was shared on the platform. Then a post said it had moved to the UK, to Manchester, then Liverpool, followed by a message which said ‘Merry Christmas’ from Denver, USA.
Since Christmas Day a host of provocative memes, believed to be in Vietnamese, have flooded the site. The cover photo, above the BHA logo, shows a scantily clothed woman asleep. The BHA put out a message on X on December 23 about the issue which said: “We are aware of an isolated incident that has affected the BHA’s Facebook account this morning. “We are working hard to resolve the issue.
“At the moment we don’t believe our other social media accounts to have been affected. Thanks for your patience & understanding.”. But eight days on the situation remains unchanged with more and more memes of similar content being published. Since the issue was picked up by BHA followers on X, fans have made fun of the hacking at the BHA’s expense.
