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Russian Communication Minister’s Instagram account hacked

January 4, 2016 by qayam

New Delhi : Russian Communication Minister Nikolay Nikiforov’s Instagram account was temporarily blocked by hackers, presenting themselves as a Turkish activist group.

According to Reuters, Nikiforov’s Instagram account was blocked by “The Borteçine Cyber Team” and they paraded images of Turkish flags.

The attack comes less than a week after a Turkish hacker group called Ayyildiz announced its readiness to launch cyber attacks on the Russian websites. (ANI)

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