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Hackers Strike ‘Bucket List Baby' Shane's Facebook Page Again

For the second time in two months, hackers targeted the Facebook page of 'Bucket List Baby' Shane.

The hackers broke into the Facebook page Saturday and posted links for a fake "Prayers for down syndrome" page.

Jenna Gassew, Shane's mom, confirmed with NBC10 the page was hacked and reported it to Facebook administrators. NBC10 staff also reached out to Facebook in an effort to expedite the process. By Saturday night, the page was fixed.

Gassew and her husband, Dan Haley, started the Facebook page, Prayers for Shane, earlier this year to track the memories they created for their unborn child, who was diagnosed with anencephaly -- a rare, terminal condition -- in utero.

Nearly 1 million people are following the page, which includes photos of the Delaware County couple's trips to Linvilla Orchard's petting zoo, the Jersey Shore, and the day Gassew gave birth to Shane.

Shane was born Oct. 9 and passed away less than four hours later. Two days after Shane's birth and death, hackers targeted the Facebook page, posting explicit messages.

After the Gassew family and NBC10 reported the problem, Facebook staff members resolved the issue and removed the inappropriate posts, returning control of the page to Shane's parents.

Gassew told NBC10 she believed the same people who hacked the page in October were responsible for the latest hack. She also said they appeared to be located outside the United States.

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