His Twitter biography, which usually reads, “Actor… well at least some still saying so!”, was suffixed by “Love Pakistan”.
Additionally, three posts were sent out and the verified profile’s cover image was also changed. One of the posts includes a picture of Khan with the Pakistan flag.
Tweet from Amitabh Bachchan’s hacked Twitter account on late Monday night
Another tweet, which was pinned, read: “This is an important call to the whole world! We do condemn the irrespective behaviors of Iceland Republic towards Turkish footballers. We speak softly but carry a big stick and inform you about the big cyber attack here.”
Tweet from Amitabh Bachchan’s hacked Twitter account on late Monday night
Hashtag #AmitabhBachchan became the trending topic in top slot on Twitter an hour ago and it continues to trend right now.
The hacking was taken note of within minutes.
The Bachchan family took prompt action and informed the cyber cell about the same.
“We have informed our cyber unit and the Maharashtra Cyber about the hacked Twitter account of Amitabh Bachchan. They are investigating the matter,” a police spokesperson said in a statement.
The actor has 37.4 million followers on Twitter, where he regularly shares posts with what he calls his “extended family”.
(With inputs from IANS)
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