Bahrain foreign minister’s Twitter account hacked

Bahrain foreign minister’s Twitter account hacked

June 04, 2017
Bahrain foreign minister’s Twitter account hacked
Bahrain foreign minister’s Twitter account hacked

Manama — Assailants have hacked the Twitter account of Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa and posted hostile and insulting videos, the Foreign Ministry and local media reported on Saturday.
The Foreign Ministry did not accuse any party of carrying out the hacking, but it appeared to have been carried out by Shiite militants.

“The Account of H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs has been hacked. Kindly be aware,” the Foreign Ministry said in a message posted on its Twitter account.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bahrain would like to clarify that the Twitter account of His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa, was hacked today (Saturday) by a terrorist group attributing false tweets to H.E. the minister,” Bahrain News Agency said.

“The ministry affirms that it is currently working on restoring the account after the hacking incident from this terrorist group, that fears hearing the truth in the minister’s tweets which often exposes their terrorist nature. The ministry is also working with the concerned authorities to take all necessary measures to hold accountable the individuals behind this despicable act,” the news agency said.

The hackers used the minister’s account to retweet postings from another account identified as Numour Al-Huriya (Tigers of Liberty), which appears to be that of Shiite militants.

The Arabic-language Al-Wasat newspaper said on its website that hackers had posted several tweets and videos insulting to the minister. “Judging by the tweets, the hacking began at around 5:30 in the morning,” it said. — Agencies


June 04, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS