AIMIM's Twitter account targeted by hackers, posts as Elon Musk

official Twitter account of All India Majlis-e-Ittehul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) was hacked today. same account was hacked 0 days ago as well but was restored. hack occurred at around 1 pm today. hacker(s) removed Twitter bio of AIMIM party’s official verified account handle. y changed name from AIMIM to ‘Elon Musk’. im of Twitter account was also changed to a photo of Elon Musk, Tesla CEO. AIMIM account h approximately 6.78 lakh followers.

AIMIM's Twitter account hacked

new tweets were posted by account but hacker put replies about cryptocurrency on or tweets posted on site. One such reply was also posted on Elon Musk's tweet. follower count was t affected during hack. As per reports, party is making constant attempts to recover control of Twitter handle.  party chief, Asuddin Owaisi has t put out any statements on hack so far. Owaisi is a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha, from Hyderab constituency. 

Previous Twitter hacks 

A number of Twitter hackings have been ticed in recent times. Recently,  Indore police website was hacked and objectionable content against PM Narendra Modi was posted on it. Slogans like "free Kashmir" and hailing Pakistan were also posted on site during hack. Last year in February, Jagtial District Collector’s Twitter handle was also hacked. hacker h commented on a post put up by south Indian actor Rashmika Mandanna. issue was taken to tice of police.

As per reports, earlier this year in April, Andhra Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy’s Twitter handle was hacked. hacker h posted porgraphic material from account handle. minister h later approached cyber police for filing a complaint against hacking incident. Many people on Twitter have shared screenshots fake private messs y received from hacked accounts, which re, “Hi Dear User, Copyright infringement was detected in one of tweets on your account. If you think copyright infringement is wrong, you need to provide feedback. Orwise, your account will be suspended within 48 hours. You can give feedback at link below. Thank you for your understanding.” se hackings are being doubted as a potential phishing scam.

(IM: AP/PTI/PIXABAY)