ArtPrize is a popular Art competition with people from around the world coming to Grand Rapids Michigan to show off their amazing talents and compete for a grand prize.

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It appears that their Facebook page might have been hacked.

Was The ArtPrize Facebook Page Hacked?

Credit: Canva / ArtPrize via Twitter
Credit: Canva / ArtPrize via Twitter
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This morning while I was having coffee with my wife Lindsey she asked If I saw the ArtPrize FaceBook page has changed its name.

Credit: Artprize / Richard Schlatter /James Daniel Mellick / Ann Loveless / Adonna Khare Artist / Chris LaPorte / Ran Ortne / Grand Rapids Ballet / Downtown Petoskey via Facebook
Credit: Artprize / Richard Schlatter /James Daniel Mellick / Ann Loveless / Adonna Khare Artist / Chris LaPorte / Ran Ortne / Grand Rapids Ballet / Downtown Petoskey via Facebook
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I knew that ArtPrize had called it quits after 13 years and according to MLive, The organization was giving its creative, technological, and communications platforms to a new partnership between Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., the city of Grand Rapids, and Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University.

I didn't think that meant they would change their name.

This is the notification that my wife Lindsey got.

Credit: FaceBook
Credit: FaceBook
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It said that the page had changed its name from "ArtPrize" to "Accounts Disabled"

Were Other ArtPrize Accounts Changed?

I went and checked out other accounts associated with ArtPrize to see if the same thing had happened.

Credit: ArtPrize via Twitter
Credit: ArtPrize via Twitter
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I then checked out the ArtPrize website to see if anything changed with there

Credit: ArtPrize.org
Credit: ArtPrize.org
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That site also looked to be ok.

This Is What I Saw On The ArtPrize FaceBook Page

Disclaimer... I'm not an IT expert but to be safe if the page was hacked I wouldn't visit it

but if you do DON'T CLICK ON ANY LINKS, It could be a phishing attempt 

What Is A Phishing?

Credit: Canva / ArtPrize via Twitter
Credit: Canva / ArtPrize via Twitter
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Phishing is a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers.

It occurs when an attacker, masquerading as a trusted entity, dupes a victim into opening an email, instant message, or text message.

The recipient is then tricked into clicking a malicious link, which can lead to the installation of malware, the freezing of the system as part of a ransomware attack or the revealing of sensitive information.

What Happened To The ArtPrize Facebook?

When you go to the ArtPrize page on Facebook this is what you see.

Credit: Facebook.com/ArtPrize
Credit: Facebook.com/ArtPrize
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There are also multiple posts that appear to have started Sunday morning around 8 am that had random links for you two click on that were most likely phishing attempts.

UPDATE as of 12:50 am: The multiple posts with links that appeared to be a phishing attempt are gone but that Facebook page still is called "Accounts Disabled"

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