Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account was hacked on Monday. Minutes after the account was hacked the hackers released what they said was the password to the handle on the Dark Net.
According to Indian Express, ‘Ayyildiz Tim cyber army’, a pro-Pakistan Turkish hacker group established in 2002, claimed responsibility for the hack and bragged about it on Dark Net. A few hours later, they also claimed responsibility for hacking the Twitter account of singer Adnan Sami. A senior police officer told the leading daily, “They (the group) also posted the actor’s Twitter password. However, it did not have any bearing as the account was restored within an hour after we wrote to Twitter India.” Police have not registered an offence as Bachchan is yet to submit an official complaint.
The Twitter account of senior Bachchan was hacked late on Monday night. The hackers pinned a tweet saying, "This is an important call to the whole world! We do condemn the irrespective behaviours of Iceland republic towards Turkish footballers. We speak softly but carry a big stick and inform you about the big Cyber attack here. As Ayyildiz Tim Turkish Cyber Armny +++"
The hackers praised and displayed their friendly relations with Pakistan while slamming India for alleged attacks on Muslims during the holy month of Ramzan. The hackers also changed Big B's Twitter bio saying, "Actor ... well at least some are STILL saying so !! Love Pakistan." The hackers also changed the display picture of Bachchan to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The hackers posted photographs of the Pakistan and Turkish flags with a tweet saying, "The Indian State, who mercilessly attacks the Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan, is attacking the Ummah Muhammad in this age! Indian Muslims are entrusted to us by Abdulhamid."
However, within an hour, the tweets from his account were deleted and the display picture and cover photo were removed. The account also showed his original bio. The Bollywood superstar, who regularly takes to Twitter to stay connected with his fans has a staggering 37.4 million followers on the social networking site.
