Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg;'s account was hacked by a group called 'OurMine Team'.
Highlights
- Hacker group 'OurMine Team' claimed to be behind the hacking
- They said hacking was possible due to May's LinkedIn password dump
- Millions of LinkedIn user account details were leaked online last month
The accounts of Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of social media giant Facebook, on Twitter and Pinterest were compromised over the weekend, a media report said.
The hacker group 'OurMine Team' behind the hacking claimed that it was possible due to the LinkedIn password dump that happened a few weeks ago, technology website VentureBeat reported on Sunday.
OurMine's Twitter account now stands suspended. The team then tweeted from their new account:
Millions of LinkedIn user account details were leaked online last month and the company reacted by invalidating the credentials and contacting affected members to reset their passwords, the report said.