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Russian PM's Twitter hacked, posting 'I resign' | Russian PM's Twitter hacked, posting 'I resign' |
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The Twitter account of Russia's prime minister was hacked on Thursday. The infiltrators posted a message saying Dmitry Medvedev had resigned. | The Twitter account of Russia's prime minister was hacked on Thursday. The infiltrators posted a message saying Dmitry Medvedev had resigned. |
The Russian-language feed, which has more than 2.5 million followers, was also filled with tweets denouncing the country's president, Vladimir Putin. | The Russian-language feed, which has more than 2.5 million followers, was also filled with tweets denouncing the country's president, Vladimir Putin. |
The impersonator wrote that Mr Medvedev would be pursuing a new career as a freelance photographer. | The impersonator wrote that Mr Medvedev would be pursuing a new career as a freelance photographer. |
A Russian hacking collective has claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
The government quickly confirmed the account had been hacked. | |
"I resign. I am ashamed of the government's actions. I'm sorry," the infiltrators initially wrote, following it up with tweets saying that electricity would be banned, and that Vladimir Putin was "wrong". | "I resign. I am ashamed of the government's actions. I'm sorry," the infiltrators initially wrote, following it up with tweets saying that electricity would be banned, and that Vladimir Putin was "wrong". |
'iPhones hacked' | 'iPhones hacked' |
Shaltay-Boltay, a Russian hacking collective, has said it carried out the attack. | |
The group, whose name is Russian for Humpty Dumpty, also claimed it had infiltrated the Gmail account and iPhones of the prime minister. | |
Following the incident, it tweeted: "Several mail accounts - including the Gmail - and the content of three iPhones of a certain prime minister have randomly fallen into our hands on the internet. Details later." | Following the incident, it tweeted: "Several mail accounts - including the Gmail - and the content of three iPhones of a certain prime minister have randomly fallen into our hands on the internet. Details later." |
The Russian government blocked Shaltay-Boltay's internet blog in July. | The Russian government blocked Shaltay-Boltay's internet blog in July. |
Last year, the same group got hold of Mr Putin's New Year speech and published it before he managed to deliver it. | Last year, the same group got hold of Mr Putin's New Year speech and published it before he managed to deliver it. |
Mr Medvedev's English-language Twitter account did not appear to be affected by the attack. | Mr Medvedev's English-language Twitter account did not appear to be affected by the attack. |