Using credentials obtained from LinkedIn leak, the intruders were able to gain access to Zuckerberg�s Twitter account, where they tweeted �you were in Linkedin Database � DM for proof�, as well as his Pinterest account, the title of which was changed to �Hacked By OurMine Team�. Moreover, the hackers claimed that they also managed to break into Zuckerberg�s account on Facebook-owned Instagram, but the company denies this fact, claiming that no Facebook systems or accounts were accessed.
It should be mentioned that Mark Zuckerberg hadn�t tweeted from his Twitter account for 4 past years. In fact, Mark�s last message on Twitter was a link to already non-existent blogpost about anti-piracy law SOPA. Overall, most of Zuckerberg�s total 19 tweets stem from a 2-month period in early 2009.
One can be surprised that despite running one of the biggest websites in the world, Facebook founder shows the same security weaknesses as ordinary Internet users. Everyone knows that reusing passwords is a bad idea for everyone: if one social network gets hacked, the only account that should be at risk is the account in that network, not accounts in all other websites too.
Security observers also remind that Twitter supports two-factor authentication, which can help ensure that a user trying to log in to the website must also have access to the phone number of the account owner. However, Twitter only introduced it a year after Zuckerberg�s most recent tweet, and Pinterest doesn�t have that security feature at all.
In the meantime, the experts warn that there could be more hacks like this one to come. Indeed, the LinkedIn password dump, which was disclosed in May, was shortly followed by a bigger one from MySpace. Despite the fact that the leaked credentials may be 8 years old, with around 360 million accounts, hackers can be sure that some users are still using the same set of email address and password.
Yesterday, an irony struck when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg�s Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram (not verified as of yet) accounts were hacked. The Co-founder has always been in favor of strong encryption and promoted the act of strong privacy through new and recent updates on WhatsApp and Facebook by introducing end-to-end encryption and more.
Even though the professional platform informed the affected account holders to change their passwords ASAP, the plea was ignored by many lazy users. However, for Mr. Zuckerberg, his accounts were hacked by a group called �OurMine Team� that claims to have hacked his Instagram account but so far it�s not verified.
The group claims to have an access to Mr. Zukerberg�s password through the recent LinkedIn password dump, which occurred a few weeks ago. Group of hackers dubbed �Peace� leaked millions of account data and passwords, and intended selling information such as partially visible passwords, emails, and account details.
In 2012, LinkedIn faced mass attack in which 6.5 million users information was leaked, the recent episode exposed more than 100 million accounts, possibly one of the accounts belonged to Mr. Zuckerberg.
According to the leaked information, Mr. Zuckerberg�s password was �dadada.� Many users prefer the same password for most of their accounts as it�s easier to remember. A busy man like the CEO would prefer an easy password at least on his own platform, even if the account is inactive, as he has not used it since 2012.
According to a company spokesperson, all affected accounts were resecured. For those who have not changed their LinkedIn password should do it now. Practicing of regular password changes at least every month is healthy if it�s too much then the user should have different passwords for different accounts.
SOURCES = EXTRATORRENT.COM & TECHNEWSTODAY.COM
