Anna Daniels
While Kurt0411 received plenty of warnings and suspensions throughout his career, his permanent ban from all FIFA 2020 tournaments was major news. It shocked fans of esports and the entire FIFA community, but it was even more shocking to fans of the controversial gamer. A week after his permanent ban, Eurogamer reported numerous personal Twitter accounts belonging to FIFA team members had suffered “targeted attacks.”
Numerous personal Twitter accounts tied to employees of EA and FIFA community managers displayed obviously fabricated messages of support for Kurt0411, with some of the hacked posts even stating the permanent ban placed on him had been lifted. Obviously, he wasn’t unbanned, and the accounts that had been tampered with were soon deleted according to a statement from EA.
FIFA community managers are no strangers to being targeted or personally attacked online, but the string of account hacks and their obvious connection with the drama surrounding Kurt0411’s ban was certainly a step above anything these EA employees had experienced before.
Written by: Looper
