Social media accounts of Pakistan embassy in Algeria hacked
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 2 March 2022
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The social media accounts of the Pakistani Embassy in Algeria have been hacked. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that posts from these accounts are unauthorized.Summary
ISLAMABAD—Social media accounts of the Embassy of Pakistan in Algeria have been hacked. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson alerted that messages posted from the accounts were not from the embassy.
Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said: "The Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of the Embassy of Pakistan in Algeria have been hacked," adding, "All messages being posted through these accounts are not from Pakistan Embassy in Algeria."
A similar incident occurred in December 2021 when the social media account of the Pakistan Embassy in Argentina was hacked. The hackers in that incident targeted the embassy's Instagram account.
Key Points
- Embassy social media accounts hacked in Algeria
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs alerted about the issue
- All messages from the accounts are unauthorized
- Previous similar incident with Argentina embassy
- Social media security concerns for embassies
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